US 12,441,331 B2
System for providing feedback based on pedal touching
Benjamin Piya Austin, Saline, MI (US); Heishiro Toyoda, Mountain View, CA (US); Philip J. Babian, Canton, MI (US); Rebecca L Kirschweng, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); Takeshi Yoshida, Ann Arbor, MI (US); George M. Evans, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and William Patrick Garrett, Plymouth, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/308,910.
Prior Publication US 2024/0359694 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 40/08 (2013.01) [B60W 50/16 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02)] 48 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedal touch anomaly notification system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
the vehicle;
at least one sensor configured to capture information about a position or orientation of a foot of a driver of the vehicle relative to a control pedal of the vehicle;
a database storing baseline information and variance information about expected positions or orientations of the foot of the driver relative to the control pedal;
a processor comprising a memory and configured to:
based on the captured information, determine a 3D model of a leg of the driver and whether a foot of the driver is wearing footwear or is barefoot;
based on the 3D model and whether the foot of the driver is wearing the footwear or is barefoot, determine the position or orientation of the foot of the driver relative to the control pedal;
compare the determined position or orientation to the baseline information and variance information; and
if the position or orientation fall outside the variance information, generate a driver alert.