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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Nobuyuki Kuge, Zushi, JP;
Kazuto Sato, Atsugi, JP;
Hirofumi Hashiguchi, Yokosuka, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A driving maneuver assisting apparatus includes a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section; a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value. The notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher.