US 11,814,031 B2
Driving assistance apparatus
Yasushi Takaso, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/306,549.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-096968 (JP), filed on Jun. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0380093 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/547 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/182 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 20/10 (2013.01) [B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/547 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/165 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2510/101 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2554/406 (2020.02); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/08 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/182 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:
a clutch disposed between a drive source and a transmission;
a clutch operator operable to disengage the clutch;
a clutch operation detector configured to detect that the clutch is disengaged by the clutch operator;
a shift operator operable to set the transmission at least to a neutral position;
a shift position detector configured to detect that the transmission is in the neutral position in response to operation of the shift operator;
a motor; and
a controller configured to:
determine that the vehicle is moving and a speed of the vehicle that is moving is equal to or less than a threshold speed;
set a driving mode of the vehicle to a motor driving mode when (1) the speed of the vehicle is equal to or lower than a threshold speed and (2) the clutch operation detector detects that the clutch is disengaged or the shift position detector detects that the transmission is in the neutral position; and
stop the drive source and start the motor when the driving mode is set to the motor driving mode.