US 12,319,370 B2
Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium
Takeyuki Suzuki, Tokyo (JP); and Ryo Yamazaki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,579.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-182517 (JP), filed on Nov. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0147987 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 6/007 (2013.01) [B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 6/001 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
a steering operation element configured to receive a steering operation of a vehicle by a driver;
a grip detector configured to detect a gripping state of the steering operation element by the driver of the vehicle;
a traveling controller configured to perform traveling control related to steering and acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle; and
a determiner configured to determine on a degree of execution of the traveling control based on the gripping state, wherein
the degree of execution is
an amount of intervention for intervening the traveling control for driving assistance,
associated with a process of changing a threshold value for executing the traveling control to an easy side of execution of the traveling control or a difficult side of execution of the traveling control,
associated with a process of changing a gain of the traveling control,
associated with a process of changing sharpness of a response when the traveling control is performed,
associated with a process of changing a condition for starting the traveling control of driving assistance, or
associated with a process of changing an upper limit value when the execution of the traveling control starts.