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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36442405 ; 36442401 ; 36442604 ;
Abstract
An electronically controlled power steering apparatus for controlling the steering assist amount of a steering mechanism of a vehicle is controlled in accordance with a fatigue condition of a driver of the vehicle. The apparatus includes means for setting an aimed assist amount, and means for detecting a degree of fatigue of a steering operator. The aimed assist amount setting means receives, as an input thereto, a value calculated by the fatigue detecting means and sets the aimed assist amount in accordance with a fuzzy rule so that the steering assist amount may increase as the degree of fatigue steering operator increases.