Vehicle drive assist apparatus and method
US8126625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2015/935
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle drive assist apparatus for assisting in driving a vehicle by varying drive torque of wheels that includes: a torque-up mechanism increasing the drive torque; a step detecting mechanism detecting a step that may exist on a road surface in a traveling direction of the vehicle; and a switching mechanism switching a status of control between a first status in which the torque-up mechanism is permitted to operate and a second status in which the torque-up mechanism is restricted to operate, wherein the switching mechanism forms the first status if the step is detected by the step detecting mechanism.
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