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Driving assist system

  • US 8,521,363 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2007
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driving assist system for use with a vehicle that can be maneuvered via a driver'"'"'s steering operation, the system being configured to assist steering by enabling the vehicle to travel along a preset target course within a lane, the driving assist system comprising:

  • a steering operation sensor configured to detect an input value of the driver'"'"'s steering operation;

    an information sensor configured to detect information relating to a vicinity around the vehicle; and

    a controller configured to correct the preset target course, and thereby create a second target course within the same lane that is different from the preset target course, the preset target course being corrected based on the detected information and the detected driver'"'"'s steering operation input value,such that the controller corrects the preset target course within the lane if;

         1)the information indicates that an object is disposed in the vicinity around the vehicle, and

         2) the driver'"'"'s steering operation input value is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference; and

    the controller does not correct the target course within the lane if;

         1) the information does not indicate that the object is disposed in the vicinity around the vehicle, or

         2) the driver'"'"'s steering operation input value is less than the predetermined reference.

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