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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yoji Kunihiro, Susono, JP;
Yoshio Kudo, Machida, JP;
Takahiro Kojo, Gotemba, JP;
Yutaka Aoki, Miyoshi, JP;
Ryo Irie, Okazaki, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Susono, JP;
Masateru Amano, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A steering assistance device includes a steering wheel to which a driver of a vehicle inputs steering torque, a steering shaft connected to the steering wheel, a steering mechanism configured to convert a rotation of the steering shaft into a steering angle for steering target wheels, a steering actuator configured to drive the steering mechanism such that a steering angle corresponding to a command value is generated, a steering torque sensor configured to detect torque acting on the steering shaft, an information providing unit configured to provide road information of a scheduled passage area extending in a traveling direction of the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to control the steering actuator, based on an output of the steering torque sensor and the road information.