ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,244, issued on April 21, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Drive assist device" was invented by Toshiro Ogawa (Susono, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The steering angle is controlled according to a steering angle profile. The steering angle profile is composed of a first steering angle profile that causes the vehicle toward the lane departure direction to be directed toward the lane departure avoidance direction, and a second steering angle profile that is continuous with the first steering angle profile, and the rate of change of the steering angle at the initial steering time in the first steering angle p...