Patent ID: 9714050
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B60T,B62D

Claim:
1. A collision avoidance assistance device configured to perform driver steering assistance to avoid a collision between a vehicle and an obstacle, the device comprising: a steering control unit configured to perform the steering assistance in a case where it is determined that there is a possibility of the collision between the vehicle and the obstacle, wherein, during a period from commencement of the steering assistance to elapsing of a first time determined by response characteristics of a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, the steering control unit is configured to rotate a steering wheel of the vehicle in a collision avoidance direction by a control amount determined based on a steering holding force of the driver, wherein the control amount is set to a value greater than the steering holding force, and wherein the first time is set to be shorter than a delay time that is a period during which the lateral acceleration on the vehicle is suppressed when the steering assistance is performed by the steering control unit.