Patent ID: 6549835
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle steering apparatus comprising;an approach disallowed area detection device that detects an approach disallowed area present toward an outer side of a turning vehicle relative to a direction in which the vehicle advances; an &agr; calculating device that performs an arithmetic operation to calculate an angle a formed by an orientation of a boundary of the approach disallowed area detected by said approach disallowed area detection device and an orientation of the vehicle; and a steering angle control device that imposes a limit on a steering angle for wheels at a front side of the vehicle so that the front steering angle does not exceed a predetermined value equal to or smaller than &agr; while implementing control on a rear steering angle for wheels at a rear side of the vehicle if the front steering angle exceeds the angle &agr; calculated by said &agr; calculating device.