Vehicle driving aid apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle driving aid apparatus comprising:
- a steering mechanism, wherein a relationship between a steering angle of a steering wheel and a turning angle of turning wheels is arbitrary set;
a wakefulness determination part for determining wakefulness of the driver;
an alarm controller that controls an alarm for awaking the driver when the wakefulness determination part determines a reduction of the wakefulness of the driver; and
a turning controller for controlling the turning angle of the turning wheels independently of the steering angle of the steering wheel at least when the alarm controller controls the alarm.
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Abstract
A steering mechanism 1 is configured as a steering mechanism which allows an arbitrary relationship to be set between a steering mechanism unit 2 through which steering of a driver is input and a turning mechanism unit 3 for turning wheels 5, 5 to be turned, those units being controlled by an ECU 30 on a steer-by-wire basis. When alarm control to wake up the driver is performed according to a determination indicating a reduction of the wakefulness of the driver, the ECU 30 suspends the steer-by-wire control to control the turning mechanism unit 3 independently of the steering mechanism unit 2. As a result, even when an improper steering input is provided by the driver who is at a low level of wakefulness, it is possible to prevent such mis-steering from being reflected in driving.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle driving aid apparatus comprising:
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a steering mechanism, wherein a relationship between a steering angle of a steering wheel and a turning angle of turning wheels is arbitrary set;
a wakefulness determination part for determining wakefulness of the driver;
an alarm controller that controls an alarm for awaking the driver when the wakefulness determination part determines a reduction of the wakefulness of the driver; and
a turning controller for controlling the turning angle of the turning wheels independently of the steering angle of the steering wheel at least when the alarm controller controls the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle driving aid apparatus comprising:
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a steering mechanism for turning wheels at a turning angle corresponding to a steering angle of a steering wheel, a relationship between the steering angle of the steering wheel and the turning angle being arbitrary set;
a determination part for determining driver'"'"'s concentration to the driving the vehicle;
an alarm controller for controlling an alarm to concentrate the driver on driving the vehicle when the determination part determines a reduction of the driver'"'"'s concentration to the driving the vehicle;
a turning controller for controlling the turning angle of the turning wheels independently of the steering angle of the steering wheel at least when the alarm controller controls the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A vehicle driving aid apparatus comprising:
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a steering mechanism for turning wheels at a turning angle corresponding to a steering angle of a steering wheels, a relationship between the steering angle of the steering wheel and the turning angle being arbitrary set;
a determination part for determining driver'"'"'s concentration to the driving the vehicle;
an alarm controller for controlling an alarm to concentrate the drive on driving the vehicle when the determination part determines a reduction of the driver'"'"'s concentration to the driving the vehicle, wherein said alarm controller vibrates the steering wheel, for concentrating the driver on driving, in a direction corresponding to a turning direction of the turning wheels. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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