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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Tomoaki Oida, Ebina, JP;
Yoshifumi Takigawa, Isehara, JP;
Yosuke Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Tange, Fujisawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Murata, Zama, JP;
Taku Suzuki, Isehara, JP;
Yuwun Chai, Isehara, JP;
Motoaki Hosaka, Ebina, JP;
Hironobu Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Takeshi Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoaki Oida, Ebina, JP;
Yoshifumi Takigawa, Isehara, JP;
Yosuke Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Tange, Fujisawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Murata, Zama, JP;
Taku Suzuki, Isehara, JP;
Yuwun Chai, Isehara, JP;
Motoaki Hosaka, Ebina, JP;
Hironobu Kikuchi, Isehara, JP;
Takeshi Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle driving operation support apparatus for a vehicle, includes a sensing section to sense a traveling condition of the vehicle including a surrounding condition inclusive of an obstacle around the vehicle; and a control section to calculate a risk potential for the vehicle in accordance with the traveling condition. The control section performs a support control to support the driver in accordance with the risk potential, performs a first assist control to restrain disturbance (such as vibration from a road) transmitted to the driver in accordance with the risk potential, and performs a second assist control to produce inducement simulating a condition change (such as a vehicle behavior) attributable to an increase of the risk potential, in accordance with the risk potential. The control section further performs a cooperation control to coordinate the first assist control and the second assist control.