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Granted Patent B2
US 11,654,961 · App. 17/403,955 · Granted May 23, 2023

Steering assistance control apparatus

Inventor: Natsumi Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D6/00
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Patent No.
US 11,654,961
App. No.
17/403,955
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steering assistance control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a detection unit and a correction unit. The detection unit is configured to detect a road surface cant of a road on which the vehicle is traveling. The correction unit is configured to correct a steering target steering-wheel angle in a steering control system, on the basis of a steering characteristic value for each of left steering and right steering and the road surface cant detected by the detection unit. The steering characteristic value indicates a steering characteristic for each combination of a traveling speed and the road surface cant.

Claims (17)

1. A steering assistance control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the steering assistance control apparatus comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a road surface cant of a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and

a correction unit configured to correct a steering target steering-wheel angle in a steering control system, on a basis of a steering characteristic value for each of left steering and right steering and the road surface cant detected by the detection unit, the steering characteristic value indicating a steering characteristic for each combination of a traveling speed and the road surface cant.

2. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of traveling information within a predetermined distance traveled by the vehicle in a past.

3. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on the basis of the traveling information and subjected to averaging, and

the correction unit is configured to correct the steering target steering-wheel angle on a basis of the steering characteristic value subjected to the averaging.

4. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where the traveling speed of the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or more.

5. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where the traveling speed of the vehicle is a predetermined threshold or more.

6. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where a steering wheel angular velocity is a predetermined threshold or less.

7. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where a steering wheel angular velocity is a predetermined threshold or less.

8. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where a steering wheel angular velocity is a predetermined threshold or less.

9. The steering assistance control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the steering characteristic value comprises a value calculated on a basis of the traveling information acquired in a case where a steering wheel angular velocity is a predetermined threshold or less.

10. A steering assistance control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the steering assistance control apparatus comprising

circuitry configured to

detect a road surface cant of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, and

correct a steering target steering-wheel angle in a steering control system, on a basis of a steering characteristic value for each of left steering and right steering and the detected road surface cant, the steering characteristic value indicating a steering characteristic for each combination of a traveling speed and the road surface cant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2021
From: KOBAYASHI, NATSUMI
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057197/0370 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-143739 · Aug 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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