US 12,491,917 B2
Integrated operation apparatus for autonomous driving vehicle
Jae Wan Cho, Seoul (KR); Won Jin Jeong, Hwaseong-si (KR); Chun Nyung Heo, Gyeongsan-si (KR); Gwang Sun Kim, Gyeongsan-si (KR); Yong Woo Park, Gyeongsan-si (KR); Jae Hoon Jung, Gyeongsan-si (KR); Seok Woo Ye, Daegu (KR); and Mi Rae Do, Gyeongsan-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and SL CORPORATION, Daegu (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and SL Corporation, Daegu (KR)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/387,140.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0057750 (KR), filed on May 3, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367690 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 60/0054 (2020.02) [B62D 15/025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An integrated operation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a joystick lever module coupled to an acceleration and deceleration actuator housing coupled to a main body rotatably in right and left directions and activated in response to a user's operation to accelerate, decelerate, and steer the vehicle;
an acceleration and deceleration actuator module coupled to the acceleration and deceleration actuator housing and connected to the joystick lever module for power transmission to generate a reaction force in the joystick lever module rotated for accelerating or decelerating during operation thereof and return the joystick lever module to a neutral position with the generated reaction force;
a first position sensor module provided in the joystick lever module and the acceleration and deceleration actuator housing to detect acceleration and deceleration positions of the joystick lever module;
a steering actuator module coupled to the main body and connected to the acceleration and deceleration actuator housing to generate a reaction force in the joystick lever module rotated for steering during operation thereof and return the joystick lever module to the neutral position with the generated reaction force;
a second position sensor module provided in the main body and the steering actuator module to detect a steering position of the joystick lever module; and
a control module generating the vehicle's acceleration, deceleration, and steering signals according to a signal received from the first and second position sensor modules and controlling the acceleration and deceleration actuator module and the steering actuator module,
wherein the first position sensor module is further configured for detecting folding and pop-up positions of the joystick lever module.