Lane keep control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle
US7117076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2201/087
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In lane keep control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a traveling state of the vehicle is detected, a determination is made on whether the vehicle has a tendency of a deviation from the traveling traffic lane according to the detected traveling state, a deviation avoidance control is executed for the vehicle in a direction to avoid the deviation according to the traveling state, steering angles before and after a start of the deviation avoidance control are detected, and a controlled variable of the deviation avoidance control is detected on the basis of a deviation between a steering angle before the start of deviation avoidance control and that after the start of deviation avoidance control when a determination is made that the vehicle has the tendency of the deviation.
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