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SEAT BELT/ACCELERATOR BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM

  • US 20080275616A1
  • Filed: 05/01/2008
  • Published: 11/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling the behavior of the occupant of a vehicle to encourage compliance with desired operating conditions, and comprising the steps of;

  • applying an operational input to establish an operational mode of the vehicle,sensing the operational mode of the vehicle,establishing an auxiliary mode of the vehicle,sensing the auxiliary mode of the vehicle,storing the number of times the operational mode exceeds a first predetermined threshold,storing the number of incidents of the operational mode exceeding the first predetermined threshold in the absence of the auxiliary mode,applying a resistance to the application of the operational input in response to the incident, andcharacterized by applying the resistance to the operational input in proportion to the number of incidents divided by the number of times the operational mode exceeds the first threshold.

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