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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Naoki Maeda, Kashihara, JP;
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashiwara, JP;
Masanori Arima, Nara, JP;
Atsushi Ishihara, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tatsuma Kouchi, Kashiwara, JP;
Shingo Maeda, Kashiwara, JP;
Daisuke Maeda, Kashiwara, JP;
Naoki Maeda, Kashihara, JP;
Kosuke Yamanaka, Kashiwara, JP;
Masanori Arima, Nara, JP;
Atsushi Ishihara, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tatsuma Kouchi, Kashiwara, JP;
Shingo Maeda, Kashiwara, JP;
Daisuke Maeda, Kashiwara, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering system includes: a steering actuator that imparts a steering force to a steering mechanism of a vehicle; an automatic steering controller that performs an automatic steering control by controlling the steering actuator; a driving state detector that detects a driving state of the vehicle during the automatic steering control; a threshold value setting unit that variably sets a threshold value for permitting an intervention in the automatic steering control; and an automatic steering intervention unit that intervenes in the automatic steering control based on a threshold value set by the threshold value setting unit.