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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Yoshihiro Urai, Wako, JP;
Jun Ochida, Wako, JP;
Yoshihiro Urai, Wako, JP;
Jun Ochida, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle safety driving apparatus, a predetermined steering torque is applied as the warning and a change amount of driver's steering torque relative to the applied predetermined steering torque is calculated, and a contact avoidance assistance operation is conducted in place of applying the predetermined steering torque when the calculated driver's steering force change amount is less than a set value. With this, it becomes possible to conduct more perceivable operation or vehicle control when it is estimated that the driver does not recognize it, thereby enabling to assist the contact avoidance appropriately.