Appeal No. 1999-1056
Application No. 08/525,844
such a manner that the detected lateral dynamic condition
contributes to the actuating steering torque so as to reduce
the detected lateral dynamic condition and the change rate of
the detected lateral dynamic condition contributes to the
actuating steering torque so as to reduce the detected lateral
dynamic condition in a high speed range and so as to increase
the detected lateral dynamic condition in a low speed range.
Claim 1 is similar to claim 6, except it specifically
defines the detected lateral dynamic condition as the yaw
rate.
The examiner acknowledges that Yamamoto fails “to teach
the increase of thee [sic] yaw rate [or lateral dynamic
condition] based on a low speed range or a high speed range”
(answer, page 4). The examiner describes Ito (id.) as
teaching: (1)“a yaw rate in a middle and low speed region”;
(2) the adjustment of the steering reaction force imposed on
the steering wheel according to lateral acceleration; (3) an
equation for the steering reaction defined as K"(; (4) “the
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