Title:
VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011156977
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a vehicle control apparatus capable of achieving eco-friendly drive and coziness which reflect a psychological state of a driver.
The vehicle control apparatus 1 includes: an estimation means 201a that estimates the psychological state including a smiling state of the driver; a changing means 202b that changes the control contents of the vehicle according to fuel saving and coziness when the psychological state that is estimated by the estimation means 201a is in a smiling state.
Inventors:
KONDO YOSHIKAZU
Application Number:
JP2010020627A
Publication Date:
August 18, 2011
Filing Date:
February 01, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60G17/015; B60G17/016; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/10; B60W10/22; B60W40/08; F16H61/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito