Driver feedback for vehicle operation

• US 9,050,982 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Pietron, Gregory Michael, Doering, Jeffrey Allen, Jiang, Hong, Riedle, Bradley Dean, Yanakiev, Diana, Kucharski, Joseph F.
• Primary Examiner(s): EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A
• Application Number:
  US13/740,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20140200789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 701/91, 701/93
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0063 Manual parameter input, manual setting means, manual initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/14 Adaptive cruise control
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input

Abstract

The following description relates to systems and methods for adjusting vehicle response parameters in response to indications of vehicle operator preferences. In one example approach, a method comprises, during a cruise control mode of operation, adjusting a vehicle response parameter from a default set-point based on an indication of vehicle operator preference.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vehicle comprising:

during a cruise control mode, adjusting an amount of amplification associated with a vehicle brake pedal from a default amplification based on an indication of vehicle operator preference;

adjusting vehicle braking in response to the adjusted amount of amplification; and

providing an operator query to confirm adjusting the amount of amplification is desired before performing adjusting the amount of amplification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the amount of amplification includes increasing the amount of amplification.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the indication of vehicle operator preference via operator input to a vehicle control interface.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring vehicle operator input to a vehicle control interface and adjusting the amount of amplification based on the vehicle operator input.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating a predetermined amplification to the adjusted amount of amplification during a subsequent vehicle operation.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying a vehicle operator for the indication of vehicle operator preference in response to a change in vehicle operation.

7. A method for controlling a vehicle comprising:

in response to a vehicle operator input during a mode of operation, prompting a vehicle operator for a vehicle operator preference;

in response to receiving a vehicle operator response indicating the vehicle operator preference, adjusting brake pedal amplification from a predetermined amplification; and

adjusting vehicle braking in response to the adjusted brake pedal amplification.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the mode of operation is an adaptive cruise control operation.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving interaction preferences from the vehicle operator, and where prompting the vehicle operator for the vehicle operator preference is performed based on the interaction preferences.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the vehicle operator input is outside a range of expected input associated with the mode of operation.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving interaction preferences and prompting the vehicle operator for a vehicle operator preference based on the interaction preferences.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the interaction preferences includes determining a vehicle operator profile and loading interaction preferences associated with the vehicle operator profile.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising updating the predetermined amplification to the adjusted brake pedal amplification during a subsequent vehicle operation.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising adjusting motor output in response to the vehicle operator preference.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein adjusting motor output includes decreasing motor output.