Device having one or more manually controlled functions
First Claim
1. In a motor vehicle having a plurality of manually controlled functions which affect variables in the operation of the motor vehicle in which a human operator forms a part of a feedback loop that controls a variable by observing the operation of said motor vehicle with respect to the actual value of said variable, by comparing said actual value with a desired value, and by controlling the corresponding manually controlled function, the improvement of an additional feedback loop comprising:
- sensor means on said motor vehicle for generating a signal proportional to said variable;
computer means connected to said sensor means for processing said signal according to predetermined algorithms to define a dynamic driver image (D.D.I.), said computer means comprising,means for modifying said D.D.I. in relation to an ideal driver'"'"'s image (I.D.I.) to produce a control output based at least partially on the modified D.D.I.;
control means responsive to said control output for modifying the responsiveness of said corresponding manually controlled function to operation by said human operator.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a device such as a motor vehicle in which a signal representing a manually controlled function is compared with a function signal, and the manually controlled signal is then modified in accordance with the function signal. The function signal is developed by analyzing human functions of the operator, environmental conditions, and vehicle conditions, etc.
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1. In a motor vehicle having a plurality of manually controlled functions which affect variables in the operation of the motor vehicle in which a human operator forms a part of a feedback loop that controls a variable by observing the operation of said motor vehicle with respect to the actual value of said variable, by comparing said actual value with a desired value, and by controlling the corresponding manually controlled function, the improvement of an additional feedback loop comprising:
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sensor means on said motor vehicle for generating a signal proportional to said variable; computer means connected to said sensor means for processing said signal according to predetermined algorithms to define a dynamic driver image (D.D.I.), said computer means comprising, means for modifying said D.D.I. in relation to an ideal driver'"'"'s image (I.D.I.) to produce a control output based at least partially on the modified D.D.I.; control means responsive to said control output for modifying the responsiveness of said corresponding manually controlled function to operation by said human operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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