IP Library Granted Patent US 8,821,347
Granted Patent B2
US 8,821,347 · App. 13/493,662 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

Inventor: Toshinao Fukui (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,821,347
App. No.
13/493,662
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control device includes: an erroneous operation determination unit that determines whether erroneous operation of an accelerator pedal is performed; an increase suppression unit that suppresses an increase in driving force of a vehicle in response to the erroneous operation of the accelerator pedal; a position measuring unit that measures the depressed position of a brake pedal; a tendency determination unit that determines a deviation tendency of the depressed position of the brake pedal; and a suppression amount varying unit that varies a suppression amount of the increase in the driving force on the basis of the deviation tendency.

Claims (8)

1. A vehicle control device comprising

a controller that decreases driving force of a vehicle when at least one of a depression force of an accelerator pedal, a rate of change in the depression force of the accelerator pedal, a depression amount of the accelerator pedal, and a depression speed of the accelerator pedal exceeds a setting level, the controller varying an amount of decrease in the driving force on a basis of a far-side deviation tendency or a near-side deviation tendency, from the accelerator pedal, of a contact position on a brake pedal.

2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein when the contact position on the brake pedal has the far-side deviation tendency from the accelerator pedal, the controller reduces the amount of decrease in the driving force.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller notifies a driver of the far-side deviation tendency or the near-side deviation tendency of the contact position on the brake pedal.

4. A vehicle control device comprising

a controller that decreases driving force of a vehicle when at least one of a depression force of an accelerator pedal, a rate of change in the depression force of the accelerator pedal, a depression amount of the accelerator pedal, and a depression speed of the accelerator pedal exceeds a setting level, the controller varying the setting level on a basis of a far-side deviation tendency or a near-side deviation tendency, from the accelerator pedal, of a contact position on a brake pedal.

5. The vehicle control device according to claim 4 , wherein when the contact position on the brake pedal has the far-side deviation tendency from the accelerator pedal, the controller raises the setting level.

6. The vehicle control device according to claim 4 , wherein the controller notifies a driver of the far-side deviation tendency or the near-side deviation tendency of the contact position on the brake pedal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: FUKUI, TOSHINAO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 028462/0190 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-135396 · Jun 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120322616A1 · Dec 20, 2012