Instrumented Control Pedals For Electronically Shifted Manual Transmissions
First Claim
1. An instrumented control pedal for a vehicle comprising a lever portion, a pedal portion and at least one pressure sensor, wherein:
- the lever portion comprises a first end, a second end and a pivot point disposed proximate the second end;
the pedal portion is disposed proximate the first end of the lever portion; and
the at least one pressure sensor is disposed on the pedal portion such that, when a pressure is applied to the pedal portion, the pressure sensor outputs a signal indicating pressure is being applied to the pedal portion.
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Abstract
An instrumented control pedal for a vehicle includes a lever portion, a pedal portion, a position sensor and at least one pressure sensor. The lever portion may include a first end, a second end and a pivot point disposed proximate the second end. The pedal portion may be disposed proximate the first end of the lever portion and the at least one pressure sensor may be disposed on the pedal portion. The position sensor may be operable to detect the displacement of the instrumented control pedal about the pivot point and output a position signal indicating the displacement of the instrumented control pedal. When a pressure is applied to the pedal portion, the pressure sensor outputs a signal indicating pressure is being applied to the pedal portion.
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20 Claims
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1. An instrumented control pedal for a vehicle comprising a lever portion, a pedal portion and at least one pressure sensor, wherein:
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the lever portion comprises a first end, a second end and a pivot point disposed proximate the second end; the pedal portion is disposed proximate the first end of the lever portion; and the at least one pressure sensor is disposed on the pedal portion such that, when a pressure is applied to the pedal portion, the pressure sensor outputs a signal indicating pressure is being applied to the pedal portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An instrumented clutch pedal for a vehicle comprising a lever portion, a pedal portion, at least one pressure sensor and at least one position sensor, wherein:
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the lever portion comprises a first end, a second end and a pivot point disposed proximate the second end; the pedal portion is disposed proximate the first end of the lever portion; the at least one pressure sensor is disposed on the pedal portion such that, when a pressure is applied to the pedal portion, the pressure sensor outputs a pressure signal indicating pressure is being applied to the pedal portion; and the at least one position sensor is operable to detect a displacement of the instrumented clutch pedal about the pivot point and output a position signal corresponding to the displacement of the instrumented clutch pedal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising an instrumented control pedal comprising a lever portion, a pedal portion, at least one pressure sensor, at least one position sensor and a controller wherein:
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the lever portion comprises a first end, a second end and a pivot point disposed proximate the second end; the pedal portion is disposed proximate the first end of the lever portion; the at least one pressure sensor is disposed on the pedal portion such that, when a pressure is applied to the pedal portion, the pressure sensor outputs a pressure signal indicating pressure is being applied to the pedal portion; the at least one position sensor is operable to detect the displacement of the instrumented control pedal about the pivot point and output a position signal indicating the displacement of the instrumented control pedal; and the at least one position sensor and the at least one pressure sensor are communicatively coupled to the controller and the controller is operable to; receive the pressure signal from the pressure sensor; receive the position signal from the position sensor; determine a status of various systems of the vehicle based on the pressure signal; and output an actuation signal to an actuator, wherein the actuation signal is based on the position signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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