US 11,834,059 B2
Locating smart shoe relative to pedal
Manuel Ludwig Kuehner, Los Altos, CA (US); and Hiroshi Yasuda, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/154,891.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227382 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 50/10 (2013.01) [B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and including computer code, that when executed, causes the processor to:
monitor operation of a vehicle system;
monitor operation of a smart shoe device;
determine that the smart shoe device is within a threshold period of time of performing a future action associated with commanding movement of the vehicle, wherein the commanding movement is determined while the vehicle is operating in a semi-autonomous mode or receiving manual commands from an operator; and
enable a response by the vehicle based on the future action,
wherein the operation of the smart shoe device identifies the smart shoe device at a location greater than a threshold distance from an acceleration pedal of the vehicle, and the response by the vehicle comprises adjusting operation of an airbag based on the smart shoe device being greater than the threshold distance from the acceleration pedal of the vehicle.