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Method for driver-behavior-adaptive control of a variably adjustable motor vehicle accessory

  • US 6,216,068 B1
  • Filed: 11/03/1998
  • Issued: 04/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for driver-behavior-adaptive control of a variably adjustable motor vehicle accessory, the method comprising:

  • sensing at least one parameter indicative of a driver behavior so as to ascertain a driver behavior index in terms of a long-term driving manner behavior component and in terms of a short-term dynamic demand component; and

    adjusting the vehicle accessory variably as a function of the ascertained driver behavior index so that when a short-term dynamic demand exists the adjusting is performed in accordance with a short-term dynamic demand adjustment characteristic having a dynamic change level, the dynamic change level being a function of the short-term dynamic demand, and when the short-term dynamic demand does not exist the adjusting is performed in accordance with a long-term driving manner adjustment characteristic determined as a function of the long-term driving manner behavior component, wherein when a short-term dynamic demand exists the driver behavior index is set to a short-term dynamic value, the short-term dynamic value being the greater of a first value corresponding to the short-term dynamic demand and a second value representing the long-term driving manner behavior component.

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