Title:
走行制御装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4082388
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A driving control apparatus of the present invention has a driving road keeping device for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road, a setting device for setting a need or no need for execution of a control of the driving road keeping device, and a cruise control device for controlling a driving force or speed of the vehicle so as to keep the vehicle in a predetermined driving state. A need or no need for execution of the control of the driving road keeping device is determined based on a setting state of the setting device and a control state of the cruise control device. A display indicating that the control of the driving road keeping device is ready is presented when the control of the driving road keeping device is in an executable state upon a state change of either the setting state of the setting device or the control state of the cruise control device. Therefore, with the display indicating the ready state, a driver can initiate the control of the driving road keeping device by changing the setting state of the setting device or the control state of the cruise control device in accordance with the content of the display.
Inventors:
Seiji Kawakami
Satoru Niwa
Katsuhiko Iwasaki
Hiroaki Kataoka
Rattapong Chum Samut
Satoru Niwa
Katsuhiko Iwasaki
Hiroaki Kataoka
Rattapong Chum Samut
Application Number:
JP2004163420A
Publication Date:
April 30, 2008
Filing Date:
June 01, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60R21/00; B60W30/12; B60K31/00; B60K31/04; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/20; B60W30/14; B62D6/00; B62D15/02; G08G1/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2003026025A | ||||
| JP2002219970A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiki Hasegawa
Tatsuya Shioda
Tatsuya Shioda