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EP0835797A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic steering system for vehicle

Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-10-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-09
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Abstract

Abstract An automatic steering system for a vehicle includes a memory section for storing data for a steering angle of a wheel with respect to a distance of movement of a vehicle in correspondence to four parking modes. If a desired parking mode is selected by a mode selecting switch, and the vehicle is moved in a creep travel while depressing a brake pedal, a control section controls the operation of a steering actuator to conduct automatic parking. When the driver releases his foot from the brake pedal during this time, the automatic parking control is canceled. When the automatic parking control is carried out, the driver's foot is necessarily on the brake pedal. Therefore, when the driver finds an obstacle, the brake can be immediately operated to stop the vehicle.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasuo Shimizu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:09
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/04; B62D15/00; B62D15/02; B62D15/027; B62D15/0285; B62D6/00; B60; B60T; B60T2201/00; B60T2201/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle, comprising a steering actuator for steering vehicle wheels based upon a steering operation provided by a driver; a brake means operated by the driver; a memory means for previously storing the locus of movement of the vehicle to a target position; and a control means coupled to said memory means and to said steering actuator, for controlling said steering actuator based upon the contents stored in the memory means when the steering operation is not provided by the driver, and when said brake means is being operated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 41 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said memory means stores the locus of movement of the vehicle as the steering angle () of the wheels with respect to a distance of movement of the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 55 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said control means controls said steering actuator based upon the steering operation provided by the driver, when the operation of the brake means is stopped during the controlling of said steering actuator based upon the contents stored in said memory means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 48 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further including object detecting means for detecting an object near the vehicle, and an automatic vehicle-stopping means for automatically stopping the vehicle, when an obstacle is detected by said object detecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein said automatic vehicle-stopping means is said brake means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the vehicle includes an automatic transmission, and the operation of said automatic vehicle-stopping means is canceled by operation of said brake means by the driver, or by shifting said automatic transmission to a parking position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
An automatic steering system for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said wheels which are steered are front and rear wheels.

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