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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Togashi, Tokyo, JP;

Tomohiko Usui, Kanagawa, JP;

Satoshi Miura, Kanagawa, JP;

Kazuhisa Tadakuma, Tochigi, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01); B62D 5/065 (2006.01); B62D 6/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/08 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 5/064 (2013.01); B62D 5/065 (2013.01); B62D 6/02 (2013.01); B62D 6/04 (2013.01); B62D 6/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A steering force controller has a first detection unit that detects a steering angular velocity of a vehicle, a second detection unit that detects a steering angle of the vehicle, a third detection unit that detects a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a main control matrix in which a first output value is set based on the steering angular velocity and the vehicle speed, a subsidiary control matrix in which a second output value is set based on the steering angle and the vehicle speed, a control quantity operation unit that obtains a control quantity for steering assistance by multiplying the first output value by the second output value and a steering assist force control unit that generates a steering assist force in a steering system based on the control quantity obtained by the control quantity operation unit.


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