STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF DETERMINING INTENTION OF DRIVER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
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1. A steering control apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor unit for sensing movement of an autonomous driving vehicle or a limited autonomous driving vehicle, and calculating movement information;
a determination unit for determining a driver'"'"'s steering intention using an actual steering torque value of the vehicle, calculated based on the movement information, and a reference value corresponding to speed of the vehicle, and deciding on a driving control agent; and
a control unit for transferring a driving control authority of the vehicle depending on the driving control agent.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a steering control apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus. The steering control apparatus of the present invention includes a sensor unit for sensing movement of an autonomous driving vehicle or a limited autonomous driving vehicle, and calculating movement information. A determination unit determines a driver'"'"'s steering intention using an actual steering torque value of the vehicle, calculated based on the movement information, and a reference value corresponding to speed of the vehicle, and decides on a driving control agent. A control unit transfers a driving control authority of the vehicle depending on the driving control agent.
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1. A steering control apparatus, comprising:
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a sensor unit for sensing movement of an autonomous driving vehicle or a limited autonomous driving vehicle, and calculating movement information; a determination unit for determining a driver'"'"'s steering intention using an actual steering torque value of the vehicle, calculated based on the movement information, and a reference value corresponding to speed of the vehicle, and deciding on a driving control agent; and a control unit for transferring a driving control authority of the vehicle depending on the driving control agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a steering control apparatus, comprising:
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sensing, by a sensor unit, movement of an autonomous driving vehicle or a limited autonomous driving vehicle; calculating, by the sensor unit, movement information based on the movement; determining, by a determination unit, a driver'"'"'s steering intention using an actual steering torque value of the vehicle, calculated based on the movement information, and a reference value corresponding to speed of the vehicle, and deciding on, by the determination unit, a driving control agent based on the driver'"'"'s steering intention; and transferring, by a control unit, a driving control authority of the vehicle depending on the driving control agent. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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