VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS

摘要

A road-condition determining unit determines the condition of a travelling road on which a vehicle is travelling. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a stopping controller operates a braking mechanism to perform an automatic stop process of stopping the vehicle, and uses a steering mechanism to change the orientation of steered wheels of the vehicle in accordance with the condition of the travelling road which is determined by the road-condition determining unit when the automatic stop process is to end.

主权项

1. A vehicle control apparatus controlling an operation of a vehicle provided with a steering unit and a braking unit, the steering unit changing a direction of a steered wheel, the braking unit braking a wheel, the apparatus comprising:
a road-condition determining unit that determines a condition of a travelling road on which the vehicle is travelling; and a stopping controller that, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, performs an automatic stop process by operating the braking unit, to stop the vehicle and causes the steering unit to change the direction of the steered wheel of the vehicle in accordance with the condition of the travelling road determined by the road-condition determining unit, the changed direction of the steered wheel being maintained when the automatic stop process ends.