Control device for a motor vehicle and control method

• US 10,216,315 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2014
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DAV Société par actions simplifiée
• Original Assignee: DAV Société par actions simplifiée
• Inventors: Dabic, Stephanie, Vanhelle, Stephane
• Primary Examiner(s): Yeung, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US15/105,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,531 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/25 using haptic output
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling a control device for a motor vehicle which comprises measuring the variation in the pressure by a user pressing on a touch-sensitive surface (2) and generating a haptic feedback, characterised in that the haptic feedback comprises at least one vibratory feedback when the variation in the pressing pressure (dp1, dp2, dp2′) over a predetermined time (dt1, dt2) is within a predefined range, and in that the haptic feedback is replaced with a replacement acoustic feedback when the variation in the pressing pressure (dp1, dp2, dp2′) over the predetermined time (dt1, dt2) leaves the predefined range.

Claims

1. A method for commanding a control device for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

measuring the pressure variation of a press of a user on a touch surface of the control device; and

generating a sensory stimulus in response to the measurement,

wherein the press pressure variation is an average value of the press pressure over a predetermined duration,

wherein the sensory stimulus includes at least one vibratory stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration is comprised in a predefined range,

wherein the sensory stimulus is replaced with a substitutional audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration departs from the predefined range,

wherein the sensory stimulus includes a vibratory stimulus and an associated audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over a predetermined duration is comprised in a predefined range and the sensory stimulus including a vibratory stimulus and an associated audio stimulus is replaced with a substitutional audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration departs from the predefined range, and

wherein the frequency range of the substitutional audio stimulus is the same as the frequency range of the vibratory stimulus.

2. The command method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frequency range of the substitutional audio stimulus is distinct from the frequency range of the audio stimulus associated with the vibratory stimulus.

3. The command method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the duration of the substitutional audio stimulus is equal to the duration of the vibratory stimulus.

4. The command method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensory stimulus includes at least one vibratory stimulus when the value of the variation in the press pressure over a predetermined duration is higher than or equal to a predefined threshold and in that the sensory stimulus is replaced with a substitutional audio stimulus when the value of the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration is smaller than the predefined threshold.

5. The command method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sensory stimulus is replaced with a substitutional audio stimulus when the press pressure decreases to zero in less than 80 ms.

6. A method for commanding a control device for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

measuring a first pressure variation of a press of a user on a touch surface and a first sensory stimulus is generated; and

wherein the first press pressure variation is an average value of the press pressure over a first predetermined duration,

then, when the measured press pressure ceases to increase and decreases, generating a second sensory stimulus including at least one vibratory stimulus when a second press pressure variation comprising an average value of the press pressure over a second predetermined duration is comprised in a predefined range,

the second sensory stimulus being replaced with a second substitutional audio stimulus when the second press pressure variation over the second predetermined duration departs from the predefined range,

wherein the frequency range of the second substitutional audio stimulus are the same as the frequency range of the at least one vibratory stimulus.

7. A method for commanding a control device for an automotive vehicle, wherein

a first pressure variation of a press of a user on a touch surface is measured and a first sensory stimulus is generated including at least one vibratory stimulus when the first press pressure variation over a first predetermined duration is comprised in a first predefined range, the first sensory stimulus being replaced with a first substitutional audio stimulus when the first press pressure variation over the first predetermined duration departs from the first predefined range;

and

wherein the first press pressure variation is an average value of the press pressure over a first predetermined duration,

then, when the measured press pressure ceases to increase and decreases, a second sensory stimulus is generated,

wherein the frequency range of the first substitutional audio stimulus is the same as the frequency range of the at least one vibratory stimulus.

8. A method for commanding a control device for an automotive vehicle, wherein

a first pressure variation of a press of a user on a touch surface is measured and a first sensory stimulus is generated including at least one vibratory stimulus when the first press pressure variation over a first predetermined duration is comprised in a first predefined range, the first sensory stimulus being replaced with a first substitutional audio stimulus when the first press pressure variation over the first predetermined duration departs from the first predefined range;

and

wherein the first press pressure variation is an average value of the press pressure over a first predetermined duration,

then, when the measured press pressure ceases to increase and decreases, a second sensory stimulus is generated including at least one vibratory stimulus when the second press pressure variation over a second predetermined duration is comprised in a second predefined range, the second sensory stimulus being replaced with a second substitutional audio stimulus when the second press pressure variation over the second predetermined duration departs from the second predefined range,

wherein the second press pressure variation is an average value of the press pressure over a second predetermined duration,

wherein the frequency range of the first substitutional audio stimulus and the second substitutional audio stimulus are the same as the frequency range of the at least one vibratory stimulus.

9. A control device for an automotive vehicle, including:

a touch surface including a contact sensor able to measure a press pressure on the touch surface; and

a sensory stimulus module configured to generate a sensory stimulus in response to a contact with the touch surface; and

wherein the sensory stimulus module is configured to generate a sensory stimulus including at least one vibratory stimulus when the average value of the press pressure over a predetermined duration is comprised in a predefined range and to replace the sensory stimulus with a substitutional audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration departs from the predefined range,

wherein the sensory stimulus includes a vibratory stimulus and an associated audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over a predetermined duration is comprised in a predefined range and the sensory stimulus including a vibratory stimulus and an associated audio stimulus is replaced with a substitutional audio stimulus when the variation in the press pressure over the predetermined duration departs from the predefined range, and

wherein the frequency range of the substitutional audio stimulus is the same as the frequency range of the vibratory stimulus.