Apparatus and process for vehicle driving assistance
US8155879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W10/184
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes a brake operation sensing device to sense a driver's brake operation, a steering operation sensing device to sense a driver's steering operation, a forward, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether there is a need for avoiding the obstacle, by examining a possibility of contact of the vehicle with the obstacle, and to produce a yaw moment to an obstacle avoiding direction advantageous for avoiding the obstacle, from the time of detection of the driver's brake operation, to the time of detection of the driver's steering operation, by adjusting a wheel brake/drive force distribution among wheels resulting from the driver's brake operation when there is the need for avoiding the obstacle.
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