Patent ID: 7725228
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for assisting a driver operating a vehicle traveling on a road, the system comprising: a reaction force device configured to determine different reaction force values, the different reaction force values including a first reaction force value based on stable information regarding the vehicle and an obstacle detected in a path of the vehicle and a second reaction force value based on transient information regarding the vehicle and the detected obstacle; a weighting device configured to weight the second reaction force value based on at least one of a state of the detected obstacle and environment information around the vehicle; a reaction force selection device configured to select one of the first and weighted second reaction force values; a driver controlled input device manually operable by the driver; and an actuator coupled to the driver controlled input device and configured to transmit the selected one of the first and weighted second reaction force values to the driver by a reaction force input via the driver controlled input device.