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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Hiroaki Kataoka, Susono, JP;
Seiji Kawakami, Susono, JP;
Katsuhiko Iwazaki, Numazu, JP;
Chumsamutr Rattapon, Susono, JP;
Hiroaki Kataoka, Susono, JP;
Seiji Kawakami, Susono, JP;
Katsuhiko Iwazaki, Numazu, JP;
Chumsamutr Rattapon, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle speed V is read (step S), V is compared with a first threshold Vth(step S), and, when V is not less than Vth, a warning torque is set smaller with increase in V (step S). When V is less than Vth, V is further compared with a second threshold Vth(step S), and when V is less than Vth, the warning torque is set approximately in proportion to the vehicle speed (step S); when V is not less than Vthand is less than Vth, the warning torque is set at a predetermined constant value (step S).