VEHICLE SAFETY DRIVING APPARATUS
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Abstract
In a vehicle safety driving apparatus, a predetermined steering torque is applied as the warning and a change amount of driver'"'"'s steering torque relative to the applied predetermined steering torque is calculated, and a contact avoidance assistance operation is conducted in place of applying the predetermined steering torque when the calculated driver'"'"'s steering force change amount is less than a set value. With this, it becomes possible to conduct more perceivable operation or vehicle control when it is estimated that the driver does not recognize it, thereby enabling to assist the contact avoidance appropriately.
29 Citations
18 Claims
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1-6. -6. (canceled)
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7. A vehicle safety driving apparatus having:
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object detector that detects an object present around a vehicle; motion state detector that detects a state of motion of the vehicle; contact possibility determiner that determines a possibility of contact with the detected object based on the detected state of motion; and contact avoidance assistance conductor that recognizes the object as an obstacle when it is determined that there is a possibility of contact with the object and conducts operation of assisting avoidance of contact with the recognized obstacle by a warning or vehicle control, wherein the improvement comprises; steering torque applier that applies a predetermined steering torque as the warning; and driver'"'"'s steering force change amount calculator that calculates a change amount of driver'"'"'s steering force in a direction opposite to a direction of the applied predetermined steering torque, and the contact avoidance assistance conductor conducts contact avoidance assistance operation in place of applying the predetermined steering torque when the calculated driver'"'"'s steering force change amount is less than a set value. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle safety driving method having the steps of:
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detecting an object present around a vehicle; detecting a state of motion of the vehicle; determining a possibility of contact with the detected object based on the detected state of motion; and recognizing the object as an obstacle when it is determined that there is a possibility of contact with the object and conducting operation of assisting avoidance of contact with the recognized obstacle by a warning or vehicle control, wherein the improvement comprising the steps of; applying a predetermined steering torque as the warning; and calculating a change amount of driver'"'"'s steering force in a direction opposite to a direction of the applied predetermined steering torque, and the step of contact avoidance assistance conducts contact avoidance assistance operation in place of applying the predetermined steering torque when the calculated driver'"'"'s steering force change amount is less than a set value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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