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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Theerawat Limpibunterng, Susono, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Miyoshi, JP;
Hirofumi Nitta, Obu, JP;
Shoji Asai, Nagoya, JP;
Theerawat Limpibunterng, Susono, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Miyoshi, JP;
Hirofumi Nitta, Obu, JP;
Shoji Asai, Nagoya, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus that controls a vehicle provided with a steering force applying device capable of applying steering force to induce a change in a steering angle of a steered wheel to the steered wheel, includes a difference detecting device that detects a positional difference that determines a relative positional relationship between a target running path to be maintained and the vehicle; a determining device that determines a control amount of the steering force applying device based on the detected positional difference; a controller that maintains a running path of the vehicle on the target running path by controlling the steering force applying device according to the determined control amount; a steering input detecting device that detects a steering input to a steering input device by a driver; and a correcting device that corrects a determining reference of the control amount of the steering force applying device such that, when a steering input is detected while the running path is maintained on the target running path, this steering input is reflected.