VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE: abstract simplified (18165697)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18165697 Titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a vehicle control device that uses a processor to set a desired position for the vehicle based on the distance between the vehicle and another vehicle in an adjacent lane. When the distance between the vehicles becomes too close, the device calculates a new desired position for the vehicle based on the previous desired position and a correction value. The device keeps track of how many times the vehicle's position has deviated from the desired position and uses this information to calculate a new correction value. The next desired position is then determined based on the original desired position and the new correction value.

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle control device comprises a processor configured to set a reference lateral position, based on an intervehicular distance between the vehicle and another vehicle traveling on an adjacent lane, determine a target lateral position based on the reference lateral position and a current correction value for the reference lateral position, when the intervehicular distance falls below a predetermined reference distance, count a number of times that the lateral position of the vehicle in the traveling lane has been changed from the target lateral position, and calculate a new correction value based on a correction coefficient determined based on the number of changes and an amount of change in the lateral position of the vehicle that has changed from the target lateral position, wherein the next target lateral position is determined based on the reference lateral position and the new correction value.