Vehicle control apparatus
US11225248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0088
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus comprises a setting unit that sets a target position within a lane currently being traveled, and a steering controller that carries out steering control based on the target position. The steering controller can accept a steering input resulting from a manual operation, even when steering control is being carried out, generates a counterforce against the manual operation, and controls steering counterforce characteristics so that when the target position is distanced, in a width direction, from a first reference position near the center of the lane, the steering counterforce against a manual operation in a first direction from the target position toward the first reference position is lower than the steering counterforce against a manual operation in a second direction different from the first direction with respect to a manual operation at a given steering angle.
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