Patent ID: 8712640
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B60W,B62D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for assisting driving of a vehicle having a steering wheel adapted to be manipulated by a driver, and a device to impart torque to the steering wheel when supplied with a control input; comprising: a first controller that supplies the control input to the device to conduct a first steering control; a second controller that supplies the control input to the device to conduct a second steering control; and a control input suppressor that suppresses the control input of one of the first steering control and the second steering control to impart the torque to the steering wheel in one of a left direction and a right direction, when a warning for alerting the driver is made by another one of the first controller and the second controller by imparting torque to the steering wheel in a same direction via the device, during a first predetermined time before the warning or a second predetermined time after the warning such that the torque imparted in the same direction is decreased.