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US 7,953,531 · App. 11/898,473 · Granted May 31, 2011

Automatic steering device for vehicle

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,953,531
App. No.
11/898,473
Granted
May 31, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first correction coefficient and a second correction coefficient are map-searched based on a steering force applied by a driver to a steering wheel. A steering actuator is controlled based on an actuator driving electric current obtained by adding the product of an automatic steering control electric current and a first correction coefficient to the product of a power steering control electric current and a second correction coefficient. With an increase of the steering force, the first correction coefficient decreases and the second correction coefficient increases, so that a proportion of power steering control increases with respect to a proportion of automatic steering control.

Claims (12)

1. An automatic steering device for a vehicle, comprising:

a steering actuator for turning a wheel of a vehicle;

moving locus setter for storing or calculating a moving locus of the vehicle to a target position; and

steering actuator controller for calculating a first driving command value based on the moving locus, and calculating a second driving command value based on a steering force applied by a driver to a steering wheel,

wherein the steering actuator controller drives the steering actuator using a control amount computed using the first driving command value and the second driving command value in a predetermined ratio, and sets the predetermined ratio corresponding to the steering force.

2. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio such that a proportion of the first driving command value decreases when the steering force increases.

3. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the steering actuator controller maintains a proportion of the first driving command value when a direction of the steering force is the same as a direction of the first driving command value.

4. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein when termination of the automatic steering control is confirmed, the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio at a time of confirmation as an initial value, decreases a proportion of the first driving command value and increases a proportion of the second driving command value according to an elapsed time from the time of confirmation.

5. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein when termination of the automatic steering control is confirmed, the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio at a time of confirmation as an initial value, decreases a proportion of the first driving command value and increases a proportion of the second driving command value according to an elapsed time from the time of confirmation.

6. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio such that the second driving command value increases when the steering force increases.

7. The automatic steering device .for a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein when termination of the automatic steering control is confirmed, the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio at a time of confirmation as an initial value, decreases a proportion of the first driving command value and increases a proportion of the second driving command value according to an elapsed time from the time of confirmation.

8. The automatic steering device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when termination of the automatic steering control is confirmed, the steering actuator controller sets the predetermined ratio at a time of confirmation as an initial value, decreases a proportion of the first driving command value and increases a proportion of the second driving command value according to an elapsed time from the time of confirmation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2008
From: SAKAI, KATSUHIRO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 020335/0746 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-247294 · Sep 12, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080091320A1 · Apr 17, 2008