Patent ID: 8706353
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A lane departure control apparatus for controlling a lane departure of a vehicle using a steering mechanism comprising: an angle determiner which determines a deviation angle that is an angle between a direction in which a vehicle equipped with this apparatus is pointing and a boundary line which is provided to define a given area of a lane in which the vehicle is to travel; and a lane departure controller which determines whether the vehicle is expected to unintentionally leave the boundary line or not, when the determination is affirmative, the lane departure controller entering a lane departure control mode in which the lane departure controller calculates an assist angle between a target angular direction in which the vehicle is to be pointed and the boundary line and outputs a control signal to the steering mechanism to steer the vehicle in a direction away from the boundary line toward a center of the given area of the lane by an angle that is the sum of the deviation angle and the assist angle, the lane departure controller determining the assist angle as a function of the deviation angle.