Driver/Vehicle Interface Combining Dynamic Function Modification of Vehicle Controls with Haptic Feedback
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a vehicle controller configured toreceive information regarding said vehicle and its environment,receive vehicle control input via at least one vehicle control of said vehicle,apply control logic predefined for said received vehicle control input and said information, thereby determining at least one aspect of said vehicle to control and how to control said aspect, andsend a control directive to at least one vehicle subsystem to carry out said determined control of said aspect,wherein when said vehicle is in a first operational state said vehicle controller allows said vehicle control input to control said at least one vehicle subsystem directly related to said vehicle control input without modification by said vehicle controller, andwherein when said vehicle is in a second operational state said vehicle controller uses said vehicle control input to determine a vehicle objective and sends said control directive to any of said vehicle subsystems in order to achieve said vehicle objective.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system including a vehicle and a vehicle controller for receiving information regarding the vehicle and its environment and vehicle control input via a vehicle control, applying control logic predefined for the vehicle control input and the information to determine an aspect of the vehicle to control and how to control the aspect, and sending a control directive to at least one vehicle subsystem to carry out the determined control of the aspect, where when the vehicle is in a first operational state the controller allows the vehicle control input to control the vehicle subsystem directly related to the vehicle control input without modification by the controller, and where when the vehicle is in a second operational state the controller uses the vehicle control input to determine a vehicle objective and sends the control directive to any of the vehicle subsystems in order to achieve the vehicle objective.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a vehicle; and a vehicle controller configured to receive information regarding said vehicle and its environment, receive vehicle control input via at least one vehicle control of said vehicle, apply control logic predefined for said received vehicle control input and said information, thereby determining at least one aspect of said vehicle to control and how to control said aspect, and send a control directive to at least one vehicle subsystem to carry out said determined control of said aspect, wherein when said vehicle is in a first operational state said vehicle controller allows said vehicle control input to control said at least one vehicle subsystem directly related to said vehicle control input without modification by said vehicle controller, and wherein when said vehicle is in a second operational state said vehicle controller uses said vehicle control input to determine a vehicle objective and sends said control directive to any of said vehicle subsystems in order to achieve said vehicle objective. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle control method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a vehicle and its environment; receiving vehicle control input via at least one vehicle control of said vehicle; applying control logic predefined for said received vehicle control input and said information, thereby determining at least one aspect of said vehicle to control and how to control said aspect; and sending a control directive to at least one vehicle subsystem to carry out said determined control of said aspect, wherein when said vehicle is in a first operational state said applying step comprises allowing said vehicle control input to control said at least one vehicle subsystem directly related to said vehicle control input without modification, and wherein when said vehicle is in a second operational state said applying step comprises using said vehicle control input to determine a vehicle objective and said sending step comprises sending said control directive to any of said vehicle subsystems in order to achieve said vehicle objective. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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a first code segment operative to receive information regarding a vehicle and its environment; a second code segment operative to receive vehicle control input via at least one vehicle control of said vehicle; a third code segment operative to apply control logic predefined for said received vehicle control input and said information, thereby determining at least one aspect of said vehicle to control and how to control said aspect; and a fourth code segment operative to send a control directive to at least one vehicle subsystem to carry out said determined control of said aspect, wherein when said vehicle is in a first operational state said third code segment is operative to allow said vehicle control input to control said at least one vehicle subsystem directly related to said vehicle control input without modification, and wherein when said vehicle is in a second operational state said third code segment is operative to use said vehicle control input to determine a vehicle objective and said sending step comprises sending said control directive to any of said vehicle subsystems in order to achieve said vehicle objective.
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