Abstract: A vehicle control device 1 incudes: a detection unit configured to detect an operation onto an accelerator pedal; a driving force limitation unit 21 configured to conduct driving force limitation control of limiting driving force of a vehicle in accordance with the operation onto the accelerator pedal; a limitation setting unit 22 configured to switch between activation and deactivation of the driving force limitation control for every electronic key 5 to be used when driving the vehicle, based on limitation setting information set for every electronic key 5 of the vehicle; and a notification unit 24 configured to give a notification to a driver when an abnormality related to conducting the driving force limitation control is detected, in which the notification unit 24 gives the notification to the driver, when the abnormality is detected, in a case where the driving force limitation control is deactivated.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: an accelerator pedal operation detecting unit, a state quantity acquiring devices, and a driving force limiting unit that limits a driving force based on an accelerator pedal operation and a vehicle state quantity. The driving force limiting unit executes acceleration suppression control for setting an upper limit value of the driving force to a first limit value when a sudden accelerator pedal operation is detected, executes limited acceleration suppression control for setting the upper limit to a second limit value larger than the first limit value when the accelerator pedal is continuously depressed or depressed again within a predetermined time after the accelerator pedal is returned during execution of the acceleration suppression control, and switches the upper limit value according to the abnormality-occurring state quantity acquiring device when the abnormality has occurred in the state quantity acquiring devices during execution of these controls.

Abstract: A vehicle control system for controlling an output of a drive source in a vehicle includes: a drive operation member configured to receive an input regarding a driving force for the vehicle from a driver of the vehicle; and a control device configured to cause the drive source to output a driving force corresponding to the input to the drive operation member. When the control device determines that a predetermined enabling condition is satisfied, the control device enables drive restriction for limiting the output of the drive source. The enabling condition includes an input condition which is based on the input to the drive operation member acquired during a predetermined period before start of the drive source.

Abstract: A driving support device includes: an accelerator pedal operation detection unit configured to detect an accelerator pedal operation; an advancing direction detection unit configured to detect an advancing direction; a shift range detection unit configured to detect a shift range; a switchback determination unit configured to determine that a switchback state is occurring, in which the advancing direction that has been detected is different from an advancing direction based on the shift range; and a driving force limitation unit configured to limit a driving force in accordance with the accelerator pedal operation, in which the driving force limitation unit limits the driving force in accordance with the accelerator pedal operation, and also sets a limit amount of the driving force while the switchback state is occurring to be smaller than a limit amount of the driving force while no switchback state is occurring.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle equipped with a steering system including a steering wheel (13), a rack (12) for steering the wheels (4) of the vehicle, and a redundant arrangement for transmitting a displacement of the steering wheel to the rack, wherein upon detecting a failure in the redundant arrangement, the control device sets an upper limit speed to a first value in a first stage, and changes the upper limit speed from the first value to a second value smaller than the first value in a progressive manner in a second stage that follows the first stage.

Abstract: A rapid acceleration suppression device of a vehicle includes: a shift position acquisition part configured to acquire an operation position of a gearshift; an accelerator position acquisition part configured to acquire a depression amount of an accelerator pedal; an accelerator operation determination part configured to determine an operating state of the accelerator pedal; and an acceleration suppression control part configured to provide control over a vehicle drive part, (i) such that acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed, when the position of the gearshift is in a non-drive range and also when the accelerator operation determination part determines that a sudden depression of the accelerator pedal, and (ii) such that the vehicle travels at a low speed, and then, at an accelerated speed within a prescribed upper limit, when the position of the gearshift is changed from the non-drive to drive range, while the accelerator pedal is kept on being depressed.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle equipped with a steering system including a steering wheel (13), a rack (12) for steering the wheels (4) of the vehicle, and a redundant arrangement for transmitting a displacement of the steering wheel to the rack, wherein upon detecting a failure in the redundant arrangement, the control device sets an upper limit speed to a first value in a first stage, and changes the upper limit speed from the first value to a second value smaller than the first value in a progressive manner in a second stage that follows the first stage.

Abstract: A control modification device for vehicle includes: an acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down that is mounted in a subject vehicle and is configured to limit a speed of the vehicle when a speed of an accelerator pedal step-down exceeds a prescribed threshold; an ID key that stores therein setting information showing whether a function of the acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down is made valid or invalid; a setting change part that is configured to recognize the setting information stored in the ID key and change a setting based on the recognized result; and a control switch part that is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to prompt a user of the vehicle to select and switch whether the function of the acceleration suppression control part against sudden accelerator step-down is made valid or invalid, independently from the result of the setting change.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls a vehicle electric brake system includes: a shutdown determination part that determines whether the vehicle control device itself has been previously shut down normally or abnormally; a cranking determination part that determines whether an instruction to perform a cranking at a start-up of the vehicle is based on a manual operation of a driver of the vehicle or automatically; a diagnosis part that performs a plurality of initial diagnoses of the vehicle control device at the start-up of the vehicle; and a diagnosis skip control part configured to provide control such that the diagnosis part skips at least one of the initial diagnoses when the shutdown determination part determines that the vehicle control device has been previously shut down abnormally, and at the same time, when the cranking determination part determines that the cranking has been conducted based on the driver's manual operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control device that enhances safety in an event of a collision of a vehicle. The vehicle control device includes: a speed calculator that calculates a vehicle speed at a time of collision when the collision of the vehicle is detected by the collision detection sensor, and a driving assist controller that performs automatic brake control based on the vehicle speed at the time of collision calculated by the speed calculator, wherein when a brake pedal is depressed at the time of collision of the vehicle, the speed calculator calculates the vehicle speed at the time of collision based on a highest of respective detected values by the wheel speed sensors for a plurality of wheels.

Abstract: In case a vehicle speed control is performed in response to a failure in a steer-by-wire steering system, the vehicle is prevented from accelerating following a speed reduction caused by a braking operation of the vehicle operator. The speed limit control limits a traveling speed of the vehicle below an upper limit speed upon detecting a fault in the steering system, and is configured to set a target deceleration of the vehicle according to the limited traveling speed, perform a deceleration control to bring an actual deceleration of the vehicle to become near the target deceleration, and restrict the actual deceleration from changing to an acceleration side in the deceleration control.

Abstract: A drive force control apparatus includes a drive force control section that has a steady drive force, a filtered drive force obtained by performing a filtering process on the steady drive force, and an internal drive force, which is calculated from a traction requested drive force, input thereto, and sets a target drive force based on the steady drive force, the filtered drive force, and the internal drive force. The drive force control section implements post-operation processing after control for causing the internal drive force to be the target drive force ends. In the post-operation processing, a new internal drive force, which is calculated based on a large-small relationship among the steady drive force, the filtered drive force, and the previously calculated internal drive force, is set as the target drive force.

Abstract: A vehicle running control device that is provided with an accelerating-decelerating operation element with an operation range inclusive of a driving range and a braking range includes the following. An input-output section that receives various information including information on a direction in which the vehicle is currently running, a determining section that determines whether the vehicle is in a switch-back state, and an acceleration-deceleration control section that controls the vehicle running. When a braking-driving request value for an operation of the accelerating-decelerating operation element is in the braking range and the determining section determines that the vehicle is in the switch-back state, the acceleration-deceleration control section keeps the braking-driving force at a braking-driving force that is applied to the vehicle when a shift range switch request is accepted.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle equipped with a steering system including a steering wheel (13), a rack (12) for steering the wheels (4) of the vehicle, and a redundant arrangement for transmitting a displacement of the steering wheel to the rack, wherein upon detecting a failure in the redundant arrangement, the control device sets an upper limit speed to a first value in a first stage, and changes the upper limit speed from the first value to a second value smaller than the first value in a progressive manner in a second stage that follows the first stage.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus that provides control over a brake device or a power plant device of a host vehicle includes: an information acquisition part configured to acquire information on state of the brake device and the power plant device and information on front wheel steering angle; a determination part configured to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in a turnability improvement control; a deceleration force computation part configured to compute a required deceleration force; and a coordinated control part configured to perform a coordinated control in which a distribution ratio between a brake deceleration force of the brake device and a power plant deceleration force of the power plant device is adjusted. When an abnormality has occurred in the turnability improvement control, a sum of the brake deceleration force and the power plant deceleration force is degenerated according to a prescribed time rate of change.

Abstract: A vehicle controller is provided, including: a drive source generating drive torque in a vehicle; a brake applying braking force to wheels; a drive torque control unit controlling the drive torque; a braking force control unit controlling the braking force; an EPB operation instructing unit instructing operation of an electric parking brake; and an electric parking unit, including the parking brake and a driver driving the electric parking brake to cause the electric parking brake to operate in response to the EPB operation instructing unit. The drive torque control unit implements, based on an operation instruction status of the EPB operation instructing unit, driving force restriction control to restrict the drive torque, and when an operation instruction status becomes unknown while the driving force restriction control is implemented, the driving force restriction control is continued regardless of the operation status of the EPB operation instructing unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control system prevents an acceleration opposing a driver's intention even when the driver mistakenly depresses an accelerator pedal on a vehicle collision. When a collision of the vehicle is detected by an airbag system, a controller performs a brake assist control to increase a braking force of the vehicle and also performs a driving force reduction assist control to reduce a vehicle driving force to a lower value than normal based on an operation amount of the accelerator pedal. The driving force reduction assist control is continued if the accelerator pedal operation amount detected by the accelerator pedal becomes equal to or above a predetermined threshold during a time before the collision to a predetermined time after the collision and keeps equal to or above the threshold even after the brake assist control is released after the vehicle comes to a stop.

Abstract: A drive force control apparatus includes a drive force control section that has a steady drive force, a filtered drive force obtained by performing a filtering process on the steady drive force, and an internal drive force, which is calculated from a traction requested drive force, input thereto, and sets a target drive force based on the steady drive force, the filtered drive force, and the internal drive force. The drive force control section implements post-operation processing after control for causing the internal drive force to be the target drive force ends. In the post-operation processing, a new internal drive force, which is calculated based on a large-small relationship among the steady drive force, the filtered drive force, and the previously calculated internal drive force, is set as the target drive force.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that controls a vehicle electric brake system includes: a shutdown determination part that determines whether the vehicle control device itself has been previously shut down normally or abnormally; a cranking determination part that determines whether an instruction to perform a cranking at a start-up of the vehicle is based on a manual operation of a driver of the vehicle or automatically; a diagnosis part that performs a plurality of initial diagnoses of the vehicle control device at the start-up of the vehicle; and a diagnosis skip control part configured to provide control such that the diagnosis part skips at least one of the initial diagnoses when the shutdown determination part determines that the vehicle control device has been previously shut down abnormally, and at the same time, when the cranking determination part determines that the cranking has been conducted based on the driver's manual operation.

Abstract: A vehicle running control device is provided with an accelerator pedal that a driver operates to input an acceleration-deceleration request and has an operation range inclusive of a driving range and a braking range. The vehicle running control device comprises an input-output section receiving various pieces of information including information on a current running direction in which the vehicle is currently running, a determining section determining whether the vehicle is in a switch-back state, and an acceleration-deceleration control section controlling the vehicle running, wherein the acceleration-deceleration control section keeps the braking-driving force at a first braking-driving force that is applied to the vehicle when the shift range switch request is accepted if a braking-driving request value for an operation of the accelerating-decelerating operation element is in the braking range when the determining section determines that the vehicle is in the switch-back state, until the vehicle stops.