US 12,260,687 B2
Sensory inducement strategies for vehicle systems
Karl Bo Albert Mikkelsen, Peachland (CA); Lynn Varghese, Novi, MI (US); Thomas M. Sherman, Pinckney, MI (US); and Justin Bunnell, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/318,224.
Prior Publication US 2024/0386761 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/038 (2012.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 5/0833 (2013.01) [B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/038 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for inducing a vehicle occupant to bring a vehicle to a stop, comprising:
receiving malfunction data, wherein the malfunction data is indicative of an impending vehicular malfunction will occur in a vehicle;
determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur using the malfunction data;
in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur, determining that the vehicle is capable of operating without hazards for a predetermined amount of time;
in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur, and determining that the vehicle is capable of operating without hazards for a predetermined amount of time, commanding an actuator of the vehicle to provide a sensory feedback to the vehicle occupant to induce the vehicle occupant to stop the vehicle, wherein the sensory feedback includes: generating an audible sound that simulates the impending vehicular malfunction, commanding a user interface of the vehicle to provide a message indicative of the impending vehicular malfunction in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur, and an olfactory feedback that simulates impending vehicular malfunction;
limiting a speed of the vehicle to a maximum speed value in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur with the predetermined amount of time, wherein the maximum speed value decreases over time;
commanding the vehicle to stop before the predetermined amount of time has lapsed; and
actuating a park pawl of the vehicle to immobilize the vehicle once the vehicle has stopped.