Driving assist system

Abstract

A driving assist system assists steering such that a vehicle travels along a set target course. A steering torque sensor detects a steering torque that serves as a steering operation input value generated by a driver. If the steering torque value is equal to or greater than a preset reference value and a direction corresponding to the steering torque is a direction away from another vehicle present ahead in an adjacent lane, then an ECU corrects the target course to a course that moves away from the other vehicle.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a driving assistance device which performs steering assistance so that a vehicle can travel along a set target route. Background technique [0002] In recent years, driving assistance devices that assist steering so that a vehicle travels along a set target course have been put into practical use. In such a driving assistance device, various methods of correcting the driving position are used to reduce the driver's feeling of uneasiness with respect to an obstacle existing outside the driving lane of the vehicle. [0003] For example, in order to reduce the driver's sense of uneasiness about obstacles that exist outside the driving lane of the vehicle, there are plans to correct the target route to a direction where there are no obstacles (for example, refer to Patent Document 1), and two lanes on one side, etc. On a road with multiple lanes in one direction, when other vehicles are driving on the lane adjacent to the ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] However, in the above-mentioned existing driving assistance devices, even if the driver does not feel uneasy, the driving position may be corrected, which will give the driver a sense of discomfort.

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