US 12,008,166 B1
Automatic in-vehicle haptic feedback and force touch adjustment systems and methods
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US); Neha Singhal, Northville, MI (US); Biaohe Guo, Northville, MI (US); Mark Larry, Macomb, MI (US); and Kenneth Michael Mayer, Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/331,307.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01); B60K 35/85 (2024.01)
CPC G06F 3/016 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01); B60K 35/85 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1438 (2024.01); B60K 2360/589 (2024.01); G06F 2203/014 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a touch device configured to receive user inputs, wherein the touch device comprises a haptic component configured to provide haptic feedback to a user and a force touch component configured to detect force applied by the user on the touch device and actuate the touch device;
a transceiver configured to receive road information associated with a road on which the vehicle is traversing; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the touch device and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain the road information from the transceiver;
determine road condition based on the road information; and
adjust a parameter associated with the haptic component or the force touch component based on the road condition.