公开(公告)号：EP2046598B1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-01

申请号：EP07804690.1

申请日：2007-08-01

申请人： Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha ,  National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and Technology

发明人： UECHI, Masaaki c/o Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha ,  SASAKI, Kazuya c/o Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha ,  KOBANA, Masumi c/o Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha ,  NISHITANI, Hirokazu c/o National University Corporation ,  KOSAKA, Hiroaki c/o National University Corporation

IPC分类号： B60K28/02

CPC分类号： B60T7/22 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W2050/0014

摘要： An operation assist apparatus (1) according an embodiment of the invention includes: an assist controller (34, 22) that assists a driver of a vehicle in operating the vehicle before a stop point; and a watching action detector (20, 16) that detects a watching action of the driver for watching the stop point. The assist controller (34, 22) changes an assist manner in which to assist the vehicle operation by the driver in accordance with whether the watching action is detected by the watching action detector (20, 16) during deceleration of the vehicle. Thus configured, the operation assist apparatus can accurately determine whether the driver will stop the vehicle at the stop point and thus can perform the vehicle operation assist appropriately.