Patent ID: 8855881

Claim:
A system for assisting an operator who steps on an accelerator pedal to control via a driving force regulator, a driving force generated by an engine of a vehicle, comprising: a sensor for the accelerator pedal; and a controller receiving input data from the sensor and providing a driving force correction amount to the diving force regulator, the controller being configured to: calculate an amount of risk potential associated with the vehicle, determine that the operator issues an acceleration intention via the accelerator pedal when the operator steps on the accelerator pedal at a manipulation speed greater than or equal to a predetermined value, calculate the driving force correction amount in a way to modify a relationship between an amount of the driving force and an operation amount of the accelerator pedal based on the calculated amount of risk potential, and reduce the calculated driving force correction amount in response to the manipulation speed for a predetermined period of time upon determining that the operator issues the acceleration intention.