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Apparatus and method for determining short-term driving tendency

  • US 9,070,235 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2013
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for determining a short-term driving tendency of a driver driving a vehicle, comprising:

  • a driving information collecting unit configured to collect driving information for determining the short-term driving tendency;

    a short-term driving tendency calculating module configured to receive input variables for determining the short-term driving tendency and calculate a short-term driving tendency index using a fuzzy control theory; and

    a calculation prohibition control module configured to check an accelerator position sensor (APS) signal of the vehicle and prohibit calculation of the short-term driving tendency index when an APS opening degree is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value, wherein the calculation prohibition control module;

    sets an APS reference map to increase proportionally to a vehicle speed;

    sets the predetermined reference value to increase proportionally to the vehicle speed; and

    transmits a calculation prohibition request signal to the short-term driving tendency calculating module when the APS opening degree for the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the predetermined reference value according to the APS reference map.

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