An ECU controls an in/out motor so as to, interlockingly with turning of a vehicle, change a viewing range of a periphery of the vehicle with respect to a vehicle occupant. The ECU controls the in/out motor such that the viewing range returns to an original viewing range by a time of an end of turning.

Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a method for navigating a user vehicle may include acquiring, using at least one image capture device, a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the user vehicle; determining from the plurality of images a first lane constraint on a first side of the user vehicle and a second lane constraint on a second side of the user vehicle opposite to the first side of the user vehicle; enabling the user vehicle to pass a target vehicle if the target vehicle is determined to be in a lane different from the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling; and causing the user vehicle to abort the pass before completion of the pass, if the target vehicle is determined to be entering the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling.

A steering holding judging apparatus for the vehicle including: at least two steering angle sensors to detect a steering angle; and a steering state judging section to calculate a hysteresis central value by using a hysteresis signal that sets a hysteresis width to the two steering angle sensor, judge a steering state using the hysteresis central value, and output provisional steering information, wherein a steering holding state is detected based on the provisional steering information, and the electric power steering apparatus equipped with the steering holding judging apparatus for the vehicle.

A power steering apparatus includes: a first detection element arranged to sense a rotation angle of the first gear based on a variation of a magnetic field generated by the first magnetic member; a second detection element arranged to sense a rotation angle of the second gear based on a variation of a magnetic field generated by the second magnetic member; an absolute steering angle calculating circuit configured to calculate an absolute steering angle of the steering wheel from an neutral position of the steering wheel at which the steered wheel directs in a straight direction, by a combination between the rotation angle of the first gear and the rotation angle of the second gear; and a control section configured to drive and control the electric motor based on the absolute steering angle.

An electric power steering system. The system includes a steering rack having a first end and a second end and at least one damper coupled to one of the first end and the second end. The system also includes an electronic controller configured to determine if the damper has been destroyed based upon a sensed steering angle being above a maximum steering angle threshold or based upon a received signal from an electrical circuit enclosed within the at least one damper.

Control system and method which is adapted for use in a motor vehicle and intended to effect an at least semi-autonomous driving operation of the motor vehicle by means of assigned actuators on the basis of environmental data which are obtained from one or more environment sensors assigned to the motor vehicle, and wherein the control system is adapted and intended to detect a failure of a conventional steering system of the motor vehicle and attempt a change of direction of the vehicle, which corresponds to a desired steering angle, from current driving parameters by means of matched acceleration and/or deceleration interventions at individual wheel drives or wheel brakes, respectively, of the vehicle.

A vehicle including: motor(s), steering, sensors, processor(s) configured to: (a) load a stored parking spot; (b) via the sensors, map an area leading the vehicle; (c) intersect virtual segments with locations on the map based on (a); (d) compare a current heading, based on (c), to a desired heading, based on (a); (e) automatically recast the vehicle, via the steering based on (d).

A driving support Electronic Control Unit (ECU) initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of Lane Change Assist Control (LCA), calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; and calculates a target control amount according to the target trajectory function. When it is determined that the own vehicle has crossed a boundary white line, the driving support ECU again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter, and calculate the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter.

In a control section in a drive assist system, a position prediction section acquires a direction of a road on which an own vehicle drives. A position identification section a drive direction of the own vehicle on the road. An assist control calculation section determines control parameters so that the direction of the road easily matches with the drive direction of the own vehicle. The control parameters represent a degree of steering operation due to the direction of the road.

A vehicular rear backup system includes a rear backup digital camera disposed at a vehicle and a display device having a video display screen disposed in an interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle. Rear backup video images that are derived from image data captured by the rear backup digital camera are displayed on the video display screen no later than two seconds after the driver of the vehicle first changes propulsion of the vehicle during a new ignition cycle to reverse mode to commence a first backup event. Until the first backup event is completed, the video display screen displays rear backup video images. During a backup event of the vehicle, image data captured by the rear backup digital camera is provided to and is processed by an image processor of the system to detect presence of an object rearward of the vehicle.