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;
determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance; and
determining if pedal misapplication has likely occurred based at least in part on the determining if the first pedal is applied above the first threshold level, the determining if the second pedal is applied below the second threshold level, and the determining if the obstacle is within the path of the vehicle and within the 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; determining if an obstacle is within a path of the vehicle and within a threshold distance; and determining if pedal misapplication has likely occurred based at least in part on the determining if the first pedal is applied above the first threshold level, the determining if the second pedal is applied below the second threshold level, and the determining if the obstacle is within the path of the vehicle and within the 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 within 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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