Lane-centering assistance
US11458967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D6/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instruction executable by the processor to, in response to detecting hands being off a steering wheel for a threshold time while a lane-centering assist operation is active, steer a vehicle including the steering wheel from a center of a lane to a lateral position between the center of the lane and an edge of the lane; then steer the vehicle from the lateral position to the center of the lane; and then maintain the vehicle at the center of the lane.
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