JP4785818B2 - Driving assistance device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle that assists the operation of a driver who drives the vehicle.

  In recent years, the issue of CO2 reduction, which is a cause of global warming, or the problem of depletion of petroleum resources, has attracted attention. In the automotive industry, various research and development and practical application for reducing fuel consumption, that is, improving fuel efficiency Efforts are being made.

  In order to realize fuel efficiency improvement, it is known that unnecessary fuel consumption is not performed, and it is necessary to efficiently use the kinetic energy of the vehicle obtained by fuel consumption. Particularly in an acceleration scene such as when the vehicle starts, a large amount of fuel is consumed to accelerate the vehicle to the target vehicle speed, that is, to increase kinetic energy. Among them, a driver who has a low driving experience or a driver with low driving skill depresses the accelerator pedal too much at the time of starting and accelerating, and thus repeatedly consumes unnecessary fuel, resulting in deterioration of fuel consumption.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, a spring 1002 that generates an accelerator pedal reaction force in response to depression of the accelerator pedal 1001, an accelerator pedal reaction force control spring 1003 that can control the reaction force by an actuator, and an accelerator opening degree. Accelerator pedal return (accelerator pedal) using an accelerator position sensor 1004 to detect, a vehicle driving operation assisting device having a control unit 1005 that outputs an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value to the actuator from the accelerator opening and other information. (Warning) is performed, and means for assisting the driver in fuel-saving driving by warning the driver of deterioration in fuel consumption is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, in an electronic throttle control vehicle in which the throttle valve is controlled by a throttle actuator, there is a means to prevent deterioration of fuel consumption during acceleration such as when starting off by intentionally reducing engine output characteristics by arbitrarily selecting a driver mode. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-137152 A (summary column, FIG. 1) Japanese Patent No. 3872507 (summary column, FIG. 11)

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a warning is issued by returning the accelerator pedal. This warning makes it easy for the driver to release his / her foot from the accelerator pedal, and the kinetic energy of the vehicle obtained by acceleration is lost by deceleration. There is a problem that fuel efficiency is worsened by generating new acceleration. In addition, there is a problem that sudden acceleration of the accelerator pedal causes trouble for the driver.

  Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, even if the fuel saving mode is set, only the throttle valve operation amount with respect to the accelerator pedal operation amount is reduced as compared with the normal mode, and the driver who is not conscious of fuel consumption improvement. Therefore, it is impossible to prevent the accelerator pedal from being depressed due to the intention to accelerate the vehicle, resulting in a problem that the fuel consumption decreases.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and without making the driver feel bothersome, by preventing excessive depression of the accelerator pedal at the time of starting or acceleration, or by increasing the number of steps, The present invention provides a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle that prevents a reduction in fuel consumption.

A vehicle driving operation assisting device according to the present invention includes a vehicle equipped with an accelerator pedal reaction force generating actuator that generates an accelerator pedal reaction force based on an instruction value while an accelerator pedal reaction force increases as the accelerator opening increases. In the driving assistance device, the instantaneous fuel consumption calculation means for detecting the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation for calculating the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value inversely proportional to the instantaneous fuel consumption detected by the instantaneous fuel consumption calculation means And an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means is used as an instruction value of the accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator.

According to the vehicle driving operation assisting device of the present invention, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means for calculating the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value that is inversely proportional to the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle is stored in the accelerator pedal. As the pedal reaction force generating actuator is indicated, the fuel consumption can be prevented from deteriorating by preventing the driver from feeling bothered and preventing the accelerator pedal from being depressed or increased during starting and acceleration. .

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle driving operation assistance device according to the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle driving assistance device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle driving assistance device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a vehicle speed detecting means 101, an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 102, an accelerator pedal reaction force generating actuator 103, and an accelerator pedal. 104 is provided.

  The vehicle speed detection means 101 detects the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 102 calculates an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value proportional to the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means 101.

  The accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 103 generates an accelerator pedal reaction force based on the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 102, and the accelerator pedal reaction force is the accelerator pedal 104. Is transmitted to. The accelerator pedal 104 includes a mechanism that increases the accelerator pedal reaction force in proportion to the accelerator pedal reaction force generated by the accelerator pedal reaction force generating actuator 103.

  The vehicular driving assistance apparatus according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation thereof will be described next.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the processing executed by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 102 in the vehicle driving operation assisting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The process here will be described for the case where the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 102 calculates the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value every 20 ms.

  In FIG. 2, first, the RAM of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 102 is initialized, and variables stored in the RAM are initialized (S201).

  Next, in order to control the calculation cycle of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value to 20 ms, the process waits until 20 ms elapses from the previous execution cycle.

  In step S202, when 20 ms has passed since the previous execution cycle, the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed detection means 101 is acquired, and the vehicle speed input process is executed (S203).

Next, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is calculated based on the vehicle speed V executed in step S203. Here, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is Fr = f (V) (S204).
The accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr may be calculated by detecting the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle and using the instantaneous fuel consumption, as described in the following embodiment, instead of the vehicle speed V, or by calculating the acceleration. However, when the calculation is performed using the instantaneous fuel consumption, an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value inversely proportional to the instantaneous fuel consumption is calculated.

  As described above, according to the vehicular driving operation assisting apparatus according to the first embodiment, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is calculated based on the vehicle speed V, and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is used to calculate the accelerator pedal. Since the reaction force is controlled, it is possible to prevent an accelerator pedal from being excessively depressed or depressing at the time of starting and acceleration, which leads to a deterioration in fuel efficiency, even for a driver who is not conscious of fuel efficiency improvement. Further, since the accelerator is not returned (accelerator pedal warning), there is no possibility of causing deterioration of fuel consumption due to the driver releasing the accelerator pedal.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, a vehicle driving operation assistance device according to a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle driving assistance device 300 according to the second embodiment includes a vehicle speed detecting means 301, an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 302, an accelerator pedal reaction force control means 303, an accelerator pedal reaction force. A force generation actuator 304 and an accelerator pedal 305 are provided.

  Further, the vehicle driving operation assisting apparatus 300 according to this embodiment includes an instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 306, a road gradient detection means 307, an accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308, an accelerator opening detection means 309, and a rapid acceleration intention determination means. 310, an accelerator opening correction unit 311, a throttle valve operation amount calculation unit 312, and a throttle valve actuator 313.

  The vehicle speed detection means 301 detects the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 calculates an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value based on the vehicle speed detection result of the vehicle speed detection means 301.

  The instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 306 detects the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the road gradient detection means 307 detects the road gradient by a navigation system or other detection means.

  The accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308 includes the instantaneous fuel consumption detected by the instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 306, the road gradient detection result detected by the road gradient detection means 307, and the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator opening detection means 309. From the determination result of the rapid acceleration intention determination means 310 that determines the driver's rapid acceleration intention, the necessity of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is determined.

  The accelerator pedal reaction force control means 303 controls the reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 based on the determination result of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308, and generates an accelerator pedal reaction force. A reaction force instruction value is output to the actuator 304. Based on the reaction force instruction value from the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 303, the accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 304 generates an accelerator pedal reaction force and transmits it to the accelerator pedal 305. The accelerator pedal reaction force generating actuator 304 is configured to generate an accelerator pedal reaction force proportional to the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value output by the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 303. The accelerator pedal 305 is an accelerator pedal 305. A mechanism for increasing the accelerator pedal reaction force in proportion to the accelerator pedal reaction force generated by the pedal reaction force generation actuator 304 is provided.

  Further, the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator opening detecting means 309 is corrected by the accelerator opening correcting means 311 and output to the throttle valve operation amount calculating means 312 as an accelerator opening correction value.

  The throttle valve operation amount calculation means 312 calculates the throttle valve operation amount based on the accelerator opening correction value from the accelerator opening correction means 311 and outputs it to the throttle valve actuator 313. Based on this output, the throttle valve actuator 313 adjusts the amount of air taken into the engine.

  The vehicular driving assistance apparatus according to the second embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation thereof will be described next.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing executed in the vehicle driving assistance device 300 according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing here is for the case where the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 calculates the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value every 20 ms, as in the case of the vehicle driving assistance device according to the first embodiment. explain.

  In FIG. 4, first, the RAM of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 is initialized, and variables stored in the RAM are initialized (S401).

  Next, in order to control the calculation cycle of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value to 20 ms, the process waits until 20 ms elapses from the previous execution cycle, and proceeds to the next step when 20 ms elapses (S402).

  The accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 acquires the vehicle speed V from the vehicle speed detection means 101 when 20 ms has elapsed from the previous execution cycle, and executes a vehicle speed input process (S403).

Next, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 calculates the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr based on the vehicle speed V executed in step S403. Here, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is Fr = f (V) (S404).
The accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr may be calculated using the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi or acceleration described later instead of the vehicle speed V.

  Next, the instantaneous fuel consumption detection unit 306 acquires the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi and executes input processing (S405), and the road gradient detection unit 307 acquires the road gradient detection result and executes input processing (S406).

Next, the accelerator opening degree θin is acquired by the accelerator opening degree detecting means 309 (S407),
Based on the acquired accelerator opening θin, the rapid acceleration intention determination means 310 determines the driver's intention to accelerate (S408). The determination result Eflg of the rapid acceleration intention determination unit 310 is output to the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination unit 308.

  Next, in the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination unit 308, the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi acquired by the instantaneous fuel consumption detection unit 306, the road gradient detection result acquired by the road gradient detection unit 307, and the rapid acceleration acquired by the rapid acceleration intention determination unit 310 Based on the intention determination result Eflg, the necessity of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is determined (S409). The determination result of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308 is Oflg.

Next, the accelerator opening correction means 311 calculates an accelerator opening correction value θcal from the accelerator opening θin acquired by the accelerator opening detection means 309 (S410).
As the accelerator opening correction value θcal, for example, a correction value θcal having a first-order lag characteristic that gradually increases with respect to the accelerator opening θin is calculated as in the following equation.

  Next, the throttle valve operation amount calculation means 312 calculates the throttle valve operation amount from the accelerator opening correction value θcal calculated by the accelerator opening correction means 311 and outputs it to the throttle valve actuator 313 to control the throttle valve ( S411).

  Next, the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 303 calculates the accelerator pedal reaction force calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 302 based on the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result Ofg determined by the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308. The instruction value Fr is output to the accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 304 and is output to the accelerator pedal 305 (S412).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the rapid acceleration intention determination process executed in step S408 of FIG. In FIG. 5, time differentiation of the accelerator opening θin acquired in step S407 of FIG. 4 is performed, and an accelerator depression speed Vpdl shown in the following equation is calculated (S501).

  Next, the accelerator depression speed Vpdl calculated in step S501 is compared with the accelerator depression speed threshold value -Vpdl_c (S502). Proceed to step S504.

  If the process proceeds to step S503, it is determined that the driver has a rapid acceleration intention, the rapid acceleration intention determination result is Eflg = 1, and if the process proceeds to step S504, it is determined that the driver has no rapid acceleration intention. The rapid acceleration intention determination result is set to Eflg = 0.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination process executed in step S409 of FIG. In FIG. 6, the instantaneous fuel consumption setting threshold value FCi_c is calculated based on the vehicle speed V acquired in step S403 of FIG. 4 (S601).

  Next, the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi is compared with the instantaneous fuel consumption setting threshold value FCi_c calculated in step S601 (S602). If the threshold value FCi_c is exceeded, the process proceeds to step 603. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step 606. . In order to obtain the determination result Oflg of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 308, the acceleration may be compared with an acceleration setting threshold value calculated from the acceleration.

  Next, when the acquisition result of step S406 of FIG. 4 is a road gradient, it progresses to step S604, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S606 (S603).

  Next, when the driver's intention of rapid acceleration is detected (Eflg = 1) in step S408 of FIG. 4, the process proceeds to step S605, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S606 (S604).

  Next, when the process proceeds to step S605, it is determined that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is necessary, the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result is set to Ofg = 1, and when the process proceeds to step S606, the accelerator pedal reaction force reaction is determined. It is determined that there is no need for a force operation, and the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result is set to Ofg = 0.

  As described above, according to the vehicular driving operation assisting apparatus according to the second embodiment, the accelerator pedal reaction force control is performed in an appropriate scene using the instantaneous fuel consumption decrease and acceleration increase that are indicators of fuel consumption deterioration as determination conditions. By implementing the above, it is possible to reduce the increase in the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal at the time of start and acceleration that lead to deterioration of fuel consumption.

  Further, when the driver's intention to start suddenly or the road gradient is detected, the vehicle pedal operation assisting device that does not make the driver feel bothered can be realized by not performing the accelerator pedal reaction force operation. As a conventional technology, there is a technology to suppress temporal changes in the accelerator opening and the throttle opening for the purpose of preventing a decrease in fuel consumption when starting and accelerating, but this conventional technology prevents the driver from increasing the accelerator pedal. Because it is not possible, the fuel consumption will be worse. Compared with this prior art, the vehicular driving assistance device according to the second embodiment can prevent the accelerator pedal from being stepped on, and thus has an advantage of improving fuel efficiency at the time of starting and accelerating.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Next, a driving operation assistance device for a vehicle according to a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a vehicle driving operation assisting device according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle driving assistance device 700 according to the third embodiment includes a vehicle speed detecting means 701, an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 702, an accelerator pedal reaction force control means 703, an accelerator pedal reaction force. A force generation actuator 704 and an accelerator pedal 705 are provided.

  Further, the vehicle driving operation assisting device 700 according to this embodiment includes instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 706, brake switch information detection means 707, accelerator opening degree detection means 708, and accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709. .

  The vehicle speed detection means 701 detects the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 is based on the vehicle speed detection result of the vehicle speed detection means 301 and the determination result of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709. Calculate the value.

  Instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 706 detects the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle, and brake switch information detection means 707 detects on / off information of the brake switch. Further, the accelerator opening detecting means 708 detects the accelerator opening.

  The accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709 detects the instantaneous fuel consumption detected by the instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 706, the brake switch on / off information detected by the brake switch information detection means 707, and the accelerator opening detection means 708. The necessity of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is determined based on the accelerator opening degree.

  The accelerator pedal reaction force control means 703 controls the reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 based on the determination result of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709, and generates an accelerator pedal reaction force. A reaction force instruction value is output to the actuator 704. Based on the reaction force instruction value from the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 703, the accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 704 generates an accelerator pedal reaction force and transmits it to the accelerator pedal 705. The accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 704 is configured to generate an accelerator pedal reaction force proportional to the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value output from the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 703. The accelerator pedal 705 is an accelerator pedal. A mechanism for increasing the accelerator pedal reaction force in proportion to the accelerator pedal reaction force generated by the pedal reaction force generation actuator 704 is provided.

  The vehicular driving assistance apparatus according to the third embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation thereof will be described next.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining processing executed in the vehicle driving assistance device 700 according to the third embodiment. In this process, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 calculates the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value every 20 ms, as in the vehicle driving operation assistance device according to the first or second embodiment. The case where it does is demonstrated.

  In FIG. 8, first, the RAM of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 702 is initialized, and the variables stored in the RAM are initialized (S801).

  Next, in order to control the calculation cycle of the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value to 20 ms, the process waits until 20 ms elapses from the previous execution cycle, and proceeds to the next step when 20 ms elapses (S802).

  The accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 acquires the vehicle speed V from the vehicle speed detection means 701 when 20 ms has elapsed from the previous execution cycle, and executes vehicle speed input processing (S803).

Next, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 calculates an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr based on the vehicle speed V executed in step S803, and the accelerator pedal reaction force determined by the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709. When starting of the vehicle is detected based on the operation necessity determination result, an accelerator pedal reaction force predetermined value Fr_strt is calculated. Here, the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr is Fr = f (V) (S804).
The accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Fr may be calculated using the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi or acceleration described in the second embodiment instead of the vehicle speed V.

  Next, the instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 706 acquires the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi and executes input processing (S805), and the brake switch information detection means 707 acquires brake switch on / off information and executes input processing ( S806). Further, the accelerator opening degree detecting means 708 acquires the accelerator opening degree θin and executes the input process (S807).

  Next, the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709 determines the necessity of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation based on the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi acquired by the instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 706. Further, when the vehicle is detected from the vehicle speed V acquired by the vehicle speed detecting means 701, the brake switch on / off information acquired by the brake switch information detecting means 707, and the accelerator opening θin acquired by the accelerator opening detecting means 708. The necessity of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is determined (S808).

  Next, in the accelerator pedal reaction force control means 703, the accelerator pedal reaction force calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means 702 based on the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result Oflg determined by the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709. The instruction value Fr is output. In addition, when the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 709 detects the start of the vehicle, the accelerator pedal reaction force predetermined value Fr_strt is output (S809).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination process executed in step S808 of FIG. In FIG. 9, an instantaneous fuel consumption setting threshold value FCi_c is calculated based on the vehicle speed V acquired in step S803 of FIG. 8 (S901). Instead of the vehicle speed V, the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi or acceleration may be used for calculation.

  Next, if the vehicle speed V acquired in step S803 in FIG. 8 is zero, the brake switch information acquired in step S806 in FIG. 8 is OFF, and the accelerator opening θin acquired in step S807 in FIG. The process proceeds to S905. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S903 (S902).

  Next, in step S903, if the predetermined time τ has not elapsed since the start operation was detected, the process proceeds to step S905, and if it has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S904.

  Next, in step S904, it is determined that the start operation is not performed, the start operation flag Sflg = 0 is set, and the process proceeds to step S906. In step S905, it is determined that the start operation has been performed or the start operation has been performed and is within the predetermined time τ, the start operation flag Sflg = 1 is set, and the process proceeds to step S908.

  Next, when the instantaneous fuel consumption FCi is larger than the instantaneous fuel consumption setting threshold FCi_c in step S906, the process proceeds to step S908. In cases other than that described here, process flow proceeds to Step S907.

  Next, in step S907, it is determined that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is not necessary, and the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result Ofg = 0 is set. In step S908, it is determined that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is necessary. The accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination result Oflg = 1.

  As described above, according to the vehicular driving operation assisting apparatus according to the third embodiment, when the driver's start operation is detected, by controlling the accelerator pedal reaction force in a direction to increase for a predetermined time from the start, The start operation using creep can be urged, and a reduction in fuel consumption at the start can be reduced.

  As described above in detail, the vehicle driving assistance device according to the present invention performs the accelerator pedal reaction force control in an appropriate scene using the instantaneous fuel consumption reduction and acceleration increase as an index of fuel consumption deterioration as determination conditions. The present invention can be used for a vehicle driving assistance device that prevents excessive depression of the accelerator pedal at the time of starting and acceleration, which leads to a decrease, and prevents further depression.

It is a block block diagram of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process performed in the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process performed in the driving operation assistance apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the rapid acceleration intention determination process of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination process of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process performed in the driving operation assistance apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination processing of the driving assistance device for vehicles which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the conventional driving operation auxiliary device for vehicles.

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100, 300, 700 Vehicle driving assist devices 101, 301, 701 Vehicle speed detecting means 102, 302, 702 Accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculating means 103, 304 Accelerator pedal reaction force generating actuators 104, 305, 705 Accelerator pedal 303, 703 Accelerator pedal reaction force control means 306, 706 Instantaneous fuel consumption detection means 307 Road gradient detection means 308 Accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means 309, 708 Accelerator opening degree detection means 310 Rapid acceleration intention determination means 311 Accelerator opening degree correction means 312 Throttle valve Operation amount calculation means 313 Throttle valve actuator 704 Accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator 707 Brake switch information detection means 709 Accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means

Claims (6)

In the vehicular driving operation assisting device provided with an accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator that generates an accelerator pedal reaction force based on an instruction value as the accelerator pedal reaction force increases as the accelerator opening increases.
Instantaneous fuel consumption calculating means for detecting the instantaneous fuel consumption of the vehicle;
Accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means for calculating an accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value inversely proportional to the instantaneous fuel consumption detected by the instantaneous fuel consumption calculation means,
A driving operation assisting device for a vehicle, wherein the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculated by the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value calculation means is used as an instruction value of the accelerator pedal reaction force generation actuator. An accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means for determining that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is necessary when the instantaneous fuel consumption detected by the instantaneous fuel consumption calculation means exceeds a set threshold value proportional to the vehicle speed;
An accelerator pedal that outputs an instruction value to the accelerator pedal reaction force actuator when it is determined that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is necessary based on the determination result of the accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means and the accelerator pedal reaction force instruction value Reaction force control means;
The vehicular driving operation assisting device according to claim 1, further comprising: An accelerator opening detecting means for detecting the accelerator opening;
Rapid acceleration intention determination means for determining a driver's sudden acceleration intention based on a time differential value of the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator opening detection means;
An accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means for determining that there is no need for an accelerator pedal reaction force operation when detecting a driver's sudden acceleration intention from the determination result of the sudden acceleration intention determination means;
The vehicle driving operation assisting device according to claim 2 , comprising: Road gradient detecting means for detecting the gradient of the traveling road;
When the road gradient is detected by the road gradient detection means, an accelerator pedal reaction force operation determination means that determines that there is no need for an accelerator pedal reaction force operation;
The vehicle driving operation assisting device according to claim 2 , comprising: Brake switch information detecting means for detecting on / off information of the brake switch;
It is determined from the brake switch information detected by the brake switch information detection means that the brake pedal is not depressed, the vehicle stop state is detected from the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means, and the accelerator opening detection means is detected. If it is determined from the detected accelerator opening that the accelerator pedal is not depressed, the driver deems that he is willing to start, and determines that the accelerator pedal reaction force operation is necessary for a predetermined time from the start. Force operation determination means;
The vehicle driving operation assisting device according to claim 2 , comprising: Accelerator opening detection means;
Throttle valve operation amount calculation means for calculating a throttle valve operation amount based on the accelerator opening amount detected by the accelerator opening detection means;
An opening correction means for suppressing a temporal change in the accelerator opening amount or the throttle valve operation amount;
A throttle valve actuator for adjusting the amount of air taken into the engine based on the throttle valve operation amount;
The vehicle driving operation assisting device according to claim 2 , comprising:

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