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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Susono, JP;
Takahiro Kojo, Gotenba, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Miyoshi, JP;
Yoshitaka Fujita, Susono, JP;
Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Susono, JP;
Takahiro Kojo, Gotenba, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Miyoshi, JP;
Yoshitaka Fujita, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering control apparatus in a vehicle including an apparatus changing a tire steer angle independently of steering wheel operation; a detecting device detecting a tire steer angle equivalent value corresponding to the tire steer angle; and a controller is provided. The controller is configured to learn a steering wheel angle neutral point; determine if the detecting device is in an abnormal state; disregard the learned steering wheel angle neutral point if the detecting device is in the abnormal state; control the apparatus such that the tire steer angle is returned to a tire steer angle neutral point if the detecting device is in the abnormal state; initialize the detecting device after the tire steer angle is returned to the tire steer angle neutral point; and restart the learning of the steering wheel angle after the detecting device is initialized.