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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Odate, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a driving assistance device such that even if the main power supply voltage of a main electricity storage device becomes less than or equal to the operable voltage of a device for monitoring the state of a driver, interruptions in driving assistance are prevented. While a voltage reduction state in which the main power supply voltage of the main electricity storage device is equal to or less than the operable voltage of the driver state monitoring device is continuing, the state of the driver is monitored by a device (steering torque sensor) that operates with the auxiliary power supply voltage of an auxiliary electricity storage device, such as a capacitor. Thus, it is possible to monitor whether or not the driver is a so-called Driver in the Loop and continue driving assistance even while the voltage reduction state of the main power supply voltage is continuing.