Title:
車両走行支援装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4386082
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide vehicle drive assist apparatus which can vary torque in a manner adapted to road situations. The present invention is related to a vehicle drive assist apparatus 10A for assisting in driving a vehicle by varying drive torque of wheels which comprises torque-up means 36, 38 for increasing the drive torque; step detecting means 12A, 56 for detecting a step which may exist on a road surface in a traveling direction of the vehicle; and switching means 12A for switching a status of control between a first status in which the torque-up means is permitted to operate and a second status in which the torque-up means is restricted to operate, wherein the switching means forms the first status if the step is detected by the step detecting means.
Inventors:
Yasushi Makino
Hideyuki Iwakiri
Kuichi Kubota
Tomohiko Endo
Yukiko Kawabata
Miyuki Omori
Kiyotaka Moriizumi
Hideyuki Iwakiri
Kuichi Kubota
Tomohiko Endo
Yukiko Kawabata
Miyuki Omori
Kiyotaka Moriizumi
Application Number:
JP2007039793A
Publication Date:
December 16, 2009
Filing Date:
February 20, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60W30/06; B60R1/00; B60R21/00; B60W30/00; B60W40/06; B60W40/072; B60W40/076; B62D6/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP6336174A | ||||
| JP2006291863A | ||||
| JP2003237511A | ||||
| JP20078415A | ||||
| JP11313407A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito