Patent ID: 7743874
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering control apparatus for a vehicle having a steering wheel for steering steered wheels of said vehicle, a power source for generating power, and drive shafts for transferring the power to said steered wheels that serve as driving wheels of said vehicle, comprising: accelerating operation detection means for detecting an accelerating operation amount indicating an amount of vehicle acceleration desired by a vehicle driver; and steering torque control means for controlling steering torque created by said steering wheel, and applying torque steer reducing torque to said steering wheel to reduce torque steer, which is transiently created on said steering wheel due to characteristics of said drive shafts, the torque steer reducing torque being applied when the accelerating operation amount detected by said accelerating operation detection means becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value, wherein said steering torque control means outputs the torque steer reducing torque in a pulse wave form.