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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Yoshiaki Tabata, Zama, JP;
Kou Satou, Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiaki Tabata, Zama, JP;
Kou Satou, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus to prevent a vehicle from deviating from a lane of travel includes an acquisition device configured to measure a yaw angle between the vehicle and the lane of travel, a lane deviation controller configured to output a yaw moment to maintain the vehicle in the lane of travel, a restriction device configured to restrict the yaw moment output when the measured yaw angle exceeds a first angle limit, and a correction device configured to adjust the first angle limit in response to a measured condition.