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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2014
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A steering control device () for a vehicle, the steering control device controlling a steering device, the steering device having a steering mechanism () configured to steer wheels () and a driving device () configured to provide the steering mechanism () with Steering force for the wheels (), the steering control device configured to; detect turning of the wheels (); determine whether the vehicle is in a stationary steering state; and increase, when the vehicle is determined to be in a stationary steering state as a result of determination whether the vehicle is in a stationary steering state, the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism () than a value upon determination that the vehicle is not in a stationary steering state, wherein the steering control device () is further configured to decrease the steering force to be provided to the steering mechanism () than before when the turning of the wheels () is detected as a result of providing the steering force with the steering mechanism () when the vehicle has been determined to be in a stationary steering state.