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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A driving skill judging apparatus for a vehicle includes: a steering angle detecting section configured to detect a steering angle of the vehicle; a high order function calculating section configured to calculate a high order function of a third order or more, and which is for approximating a transition state of the steering angle based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting section; and a skill judging section configured to judge a driving skill based on a comparative result between a transition state of the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting section and the high order function calculated by the high order function calculating section.