Vehicle steering control apparatus for assisting a steering effort to move a vehicle along a line desired by a driver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6185492
SERIAL NO

09106111

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A vehicle steering control apparatus which controls a steering torque to move the vehicle toward a line desired by a driver or appropriate for circumstances of the vehicle. The vehicle steering control apparatus recognizes a lane on which a vehicle is moving, and controls a steering torque of the vehicle so that the vehicle moves along the lane. A plurality of reference lines, which extend along the lane and are arranged parallel to each other in a direction of a width of the lane, are set. A target moving line is selected from among the plurality of reference lines in accordance with a state of movement of the vehicle. A steering torque is generated for shifting a moving line of the vehicle toward the target moving line.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goto, Takeshi Toyota, JP 121 1285
Kagawa, Kazunori Odawara, JP 31 1315
Satoh, Kunihito Mishima, JP 1 258

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