AUTONOMOUS CONTROL FOR VEHICLE PEDAL MIS-APPLY SITUATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for determining pedal misapplication in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if a first pedal is applied above a first threshold level;
determining if a second pedal is applied below a second threshold level; and
determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance.
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Abstract
A method is provided for detecting a likely pedal misapplication event and mitigating the effects of a pedal misapplication. In one embodiment the method comprises determining if likely pedal misapplication has occurred by the steps of: determining if a gear shift has occurred within a threshold time; determining if a vehicle velocity is below a threshold velocity; determining if the accelerator pedal is above a threshold application level; determining if the brake pedal is being applied by the driver; and determining if an obstacle is in the vehicle path and within a threshold distance. If these criteria are found, a likely pedal misapplication is detected.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining pedal misapplication in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if a first pedal is applied above a first threshold level; determining if a second pedal is applied below a second threshold level; and determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for selectively mitigating pedal misapplication in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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A) determining if pedal misapplication is occurring by; determining if a gear shift occurred with a threshold period of time; determining if a vehicle velocity is below a threshold velocity; determining if an accelerator pedal is applied at a level above a first threshold; determining if a brake pedal is being applied; and determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance; B) applying wrong pedal mitigation if pedal misapplication is determined to be occurring. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for selectively mitigating pedal misapplication in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an accelerator pedal detector configured to detect a position of an accelerator pedal; a brake pedal detector configured to detect a position of a brake pedal; an obstacle detector configured to detect objects in a vehicle path; and a processor coupled to the accelerator pedal detector, the brake pedal detector, and the obstacle detector, the processor configured to; A) determine if pedal misapplication is occurring by; determining if the position of the accelerator pedal is above a first threshold; determining if the position of the brake pedal is below a second threshold; and determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance; and B) apply wrong pedal mitigation if pedal misapplication is determined to be occurring. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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