US 12,291,222 B2
Control system using a combined pedal and feedback for recommending speed
Jaime S. Camhi, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,562.
Prior Publication US 2023/0311911 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/082 (2013.01) [B60K 26/021 (2013.01); B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60K 2026/023 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A control system comprising:
a pedal coupled to a first device, the first device having a throttle sensor for a vehicle, and a first actuator that generates throttle feedback by applying a force push to the pedal outwards; and
the pedal coupled to a second device having a brake activation sensor for the vehicle and a second actuator that generates braking feedback, the first actuator forces a clockwise rotation and a reverse motion of the pedal that initiates a braking command through the brake activation sensor according to a recommended speed computed using vehicle data, and the pedal is a single control point for the first device and the second device and includes a centralized pivot on the vehicle and a brake actuator forces a counter-clockwise rotation associated with reversing the recommended speed.