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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 40/064 (2012.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60W 40/064 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control device performs driving mode switching processing from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode according to the intention of a vehicle occupant of a vehicle. A vehicle control device includes: a switching controller that is configured to switch a driving mode of a vehicle from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode based on a predetermined manipulated variable of a steering wheel; and a steering reaction force setting unit that is configured to set, according to how a vehicle occupant grips the steering wheel, a steering reaction force applied when the vehicle occupant steers the steering wheel in the automated driving mode.