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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Toshihide Satake, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Fujioka, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kohei Mori, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In the conventional vehicle control device, since a detection timing of turn is late, at the time of making the change of gear ratio based the detection timing, a sense of discomfort is brought to a driver. Moreover, steering wheel angle sensor, yaw rate sensor or lateral acceleration sensor is very expensive, resulting in the cost increase of the vehicle control devices. From information regarding a steering force that can be obtained from an electric power steering device, a turn intention of a driver is detected, and based the turning intention, the change of gear ratio is conducted.