Patent ID: 8548682
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B60W,B62D

Abstract:
1. A lateral motion control apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a target value obtaining unit that obtains a target value for a lateral motion amount of a vehicle; a control amount calculation unit that calculates a control amount for a control object controlled so as to change the lateral motion amount of the vehicle based on the target value of the lateral motion amount obtained by the target value obtaining unit; a steering intent determination unit that determines whether or not a driver of the vehicle is steering with intent; and a control object control unit that controls the control object so as to control the control object based on the control amount when the steering intent determination unit has not determined that the driver is steering with intent, and to stop the control of the control object when the steering intent determination unit has determined that the driver is steering with intent; wherein the steering intent determination unit includes a steering operation amount obtaining unit that obtains the steering operation amount inputted by the driver of the vehicle and a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value for the steering operation amount based on the target value, and the steering intent determination unit determines whether or not the driver is steering with intent by comparing the magnitude of the steering operation amount inputted by the driver of the vehicle with the threshold value set by the threshold value setting unit.