Driving control apparatus
First Claim
1. A driving control apparatus comprising:
- driving road keeping means for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road;
setting means for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping means; and
cruise control means for controlling a driving force or speed of the vehicle so as to keep the vehicle in a predetermined driving state,wherein a need or no need for execution of the control of the driving road keeping means is determined based on a setting state of the setting means and a control state of the cruise control means, andwherein when the control of the driving road keeping means is in an executable state upon a state change of either (1) the setting state of the setting means or (2) the control state of the cruise control means, a display indicating a ready state of the control of the driving road keeping means is presented.
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Abstract
A driving control apparatus of the present invention has a driving road keeping device for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road, a setting device for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping device, and a cruise control device for controlling a driving force or speed of the vehicle so as to keep the vehicle in a predetermined driving state. A need or no need for execution of the control of the driving road keeping device is determined based on a setting state of the setting device and a control state of the cruise control device. A display indicating that the control of the driving road keeping device is ready is presented when the control of the driving road keeping device is in an executable state upon a state change of either the setting state of the setting device or the control state of the cruise control device. Therefore, with the display indicating the ready state, a driver can initiate the control of the driving road keeping device by changing the setting state of the setting device or the control state of the cruise control device in accordance with the content of the display.
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18 Claims
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1. A driving control apparatus comprising:
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driving road keeping means for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road; setting means for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping means; and cruise control means for controlling a driving force or speed of the vehicle so as to keep the vehicle in a predetermined driving state, wherein a need or no need for execution of the control of the driving road keeping means is determined based on a setting state of the setting means and a control state of the cruise control means, and wherein when the control of the driving road keeping means is in an executable state upon a state change of either (1) the setting state of the setting means or (2) the control state of the cruise control means, a display indicating a ready state of the control of the driving road keeping means is presented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A driving control method of performing driving road keeping control for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road and cruise control for controlling a driving force or speed of the vehicle so as to keep the vehicle in a predetermined driving state,
wherein a need or no need for execution set by setting means for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping control is determined based on a setting of the setting means and a control state of the cruise control, and wherein when the driving road keeping control is in an executable state upon a state change of either (1) the setting state of the setting means or (2) the control state of the cruise control, a display indicating a ready state of the driving road keeping control is presented.
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