Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM

Abstract:

A travel control system for a vehicle equipped with a steering device includes: an imaging device for acquiring images in front of the vehicle; a vehicle speed sensor; and a control device configured to control the steering device. The control device includes: a travel lane detection unit configured to recognize a lane shape of a travel lane on which the vehicle is currently traveling from the images acquired by the imaging device; a lane keeping planning unit configured to set a steering timing for steering the vehicle such that the vehicle travels on the recognized travel lane; and a lane keeping execution unit configured to control the steering device to steer the vehicle at the steering timing set by the lane keeping planning unit, the lane keeping planning unit being configured to change the steering timing based on the recognized lane shape and the detected vehicle speed.