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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Yuuki Shiozawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Mouri, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Kubota, Yokohama, JP;
Ryota Shirato, Yokohama, JP;
Nami Nagae, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Watanabe, Yokosuka, JP;
Yuuki Shiozawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Mouri, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Kubota, Yokohama, JP;
Ryota Shirato, Yokohama, JP;
Nami Nagae, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Watanabe, Yokosuka, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus includes a vehicle steering system and a supplemental steering force applying device. The supplemental steering force applying device is configured and arranged to apply a supplemental steering force to the vehicle steering system to reduce a steering load on the operator. The supplemental steering force applying device includes a steering torque detecting section, a rectilinear driving condition detecting section, a pulling suppression control section. The rectilinear driving condition detecting section is configured and arranged to detect a rectilinear driving condition of the vehicle. The pulling suppression control section is configured and arranged to adjust the supplemental steering force in a direction canceling a pulling force imparted on the vehicle during the rectilinear driving condition by using a pulling suppression force calculated based on historical data of the steering torque detected during the rectilinear driving condition.