Enhanced seat belt/accelerator behavioral system
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the behavior of an occupant of a vehicle with a resistive device and a control module and sensors to encourage compliance with an auxiliary mode, and comprising the steps of:
- sensing a mobilization of the vehicle,sensing an auxiliary mode of the vehicle in response to the vehicle mobilization to identify an absence of the auxiliary mode,monitoring a first vehicle operation mode of the vehicle,comparing the first vehicle operation mode to a predetermined first threshold to determine a first incident of the vehicle in response to the first vehicle operation mode exceeding the predetermined first threshold,actuating the resistive device in response to the absence of the auxiliary mode and the first incident to apply a resistance to an operational input of the vehicle, andcharacterized by monitoring a second vehicle operation mode of the vehicle subsequent to the first incident and adjusting the applied resistance in proportion to the second vehicle operation mode.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the behavior of an occupant of a vehicle (20) includes sensing an auxiliary mode of the vehicle (20) and comparing a first vehicle operation mode to a predetermined threshold to determine a first incident. The method proceeds by actuating a resistive device in response to the first incident to apply a resistance to an operational input by an occupant of the vehicle. The method is characterized by monitoring a second vehicle operation mode of the vehicle subsequent to the first incident and adjusting the applied resistance in proportion to the second vehicle operation mode. The second vehicle operation mode can include monitoring the distance traveled by the vehicle, monitoring the speed or acceleration of the vehicle, monitoring the time of vehicle mobilization, or monitoring a first period of time since the first incident.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the behavior of an occupant of a vehicle with a resistive device and a control module and sensors to encourage compliance with an auxiliary mode, and comprising the steps of:
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sensing a mobilization of the vehicle, sensing an auxiliary mode of the vehicle in response to the vehicle mobilization to identify an absence of the auxiliary mode, monitoring a first vehicle operation mode of the vehicle, comparing the first vehicle operation mode to a predetermined first threshold to determine a first incident of the vehicle in response to the first vehicle operation mode exceeding the predetermined first threshold, actuating the resistive device in response to the absence of the auxiliary mode and the first incident to apply a resistance to an operational input of the vehicle, and characterized by monitoring a second vehicle operation mode of the vehicle subsequent to the first incident and adjusting the applied resistance in proportion to the second vehicle operation mode. - 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, 24, 25)
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