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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Jtekt Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kotaro Okada, Kashiba, JP;
Kazuki Itazuri, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A steering control device is configured to control a steering device. The steering device includes a steering wheel, a steering shaft coupled to the steering wheel, a turning wheel of a vehicle, and a motor configured to rotate the steering shaft. The turning wheel is configured to turn along with rotation of the steering shaft. The steering control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute an alarm information acquisition process of acquiring information indicating that an alarm needs to be issued to a driver of the vehicle, and a vibration process of vibrating the steering wheel in a predetermined region by operating the motor, in a situation where the alarm needs to be issued. The predetermined region is a region where a turning angle of the turning wheel does not change even when the steering wheel rotates.