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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Seiji Kawakami, Susono, JP;
Satoru Niwa, Susono, JP;
Katsuhiko Iwazaki, Numazu, JP;
Hiroaki Kataoka, Susono, JP;
Chumsamutr Rattapon, Susono, JP;
Seiji Kawakami, Susono, JP;
Satoru Niwa, Susono, JP;
Katsuhiko Iwazaki, Numazu, JP;
Hiroaki Kataoka, Susono, JP;
Chumsamutr Rattapon, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A driving control apparatus of the present invention has a driving road keeping device for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road; a driving road departure warning device for issuing a warning of a departure from the driving road on the basis of a position of the vehicle relative to the driving road; and a setting device for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping device or the driving road departure warning device. Where the setting device sets a need for execution of the control, the control of the driving road keeping device is executed when an activation condition of the driving road keeping device is met and when a cruise control device is active. Where the setting device sets a need for execution of the control, the control of the driving road departure warning device is executed when the activation condition of the driving road keeping device is not met or when the cruise control device is inactive. According to the present invention, a lane departure warning function and a lane-keep assist function are selectively executed in conjunction with activation/deactivation of the cruise control device and the activation condition of the driving road keeping device, whereby, even with an automatic stop of operation of either one of the functions, the other function can prevent the vehicle from departing from the lane.