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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:

Keisuke Takeuchi, Susono, JP;

Toshio Tanahashi, Susono, JP;

Shinichi Sano, Toyota, JP;

Yoshimitsu Agata, Susono, JP;

Toshihiro Yamazaki, Toyota, JP;

Shin Noumura, Susono, JP;

Inventors:

Keisuke Takeuchi, Susono, JP;

Toshio Tanahashi, Susono, JP;

Shinichi Sano, Toyota, JP;

Yoshimitsu Agata, Susono, JP;

Toshihiro Yamazaki, Toyota, JP;

Shin Noumura, Susono, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/30 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control system for a vehicle, includes: a controller that is configured to obtain an index on the basis of a running condition of the vehicle, to vary a running characteristic of the vehicle on the basis of the index, and to vary details output from an effect producing device, which applies a stimulus to at least part of five senses of a driver of the vehicle, on the basis of the index, wherein when a variation in the running characteristic because of a variation in the index decreases, quickness of a behavior of the vehicle, the variation in the index in response to a variation in the running condition is relatively delayed, as compared with when the variation in the running characteristic because of the variation in the index increases quickness of the behavior of the vehicle.


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