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A vehicle operation system, including: a steering member to be gripped by a hand of a driver of a vehicle for a steering operation; an operation member for at least one of a brake operation and an accelerator operation, the operation member being provided on the steering member so as to be operable by the driver's hand; a detection device configured to detect an operation amount of the operation member; and a computer configured to receive a detection result of the detection device; wherein the computer is configured to calculate a control characteristic that represents a relationship between the operation amount of the operation member and target deceleration or target acceleration, which is a control target value, based on the detection result of the detection device acquired in a situation in which a predetermined condition including a condition that a stop state of the vehicle is maintained is satisfied.

A steering wheel includes a boss portion disposed at a rotation steering center side, a grip portion disposed around the boss portion, and an operation lever portion disposed between the boss portion and the grip portion. The operation lever portion is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft portion provided close to the boss portion, and is configured to allow a press-down operation and a pull-up operation while the grip portion is gripped. A press-down operation surface of the operation lever portion is disposed along a grip surface being an upper surface of the grip portion, at a side separated from the rotation shaft portion and close to the grip portion, between the grip surface and an upper surface of a pad covering an upper surface of the boss portion. The rotation shaft portion is disposed above a lower end surface of the grip portion to be covered with the pad.

A pedal unit for controlling a vehicle function includes a pedal head, which receives an actuating force of a driver's foot, an outer housing which is open in the direction of the pedal head, an inner housing connected to the outer housing and which is open in the direction of the pedal head, a movable housing, and a sensor assembly. The movable housing is closed in the direction of the pedal head, arranged between the outer housing and the inner housing, mounted on the inner housing displaceably in the longitudinal extension of the inner housing with a small stroke against the force of a return spring, and is connected to the pedal head. The sensor assembly includes at least one measuring circuit having at least one sensor module arranged inside a sensor housing to detect a stroke movement of the movable housing caused by the actuating force.

An electric vehicle including a motor as a driving source includes: an accelerator; a pseudo shifter mimicking a gear changing operation; a pseudo clutch mimicking a clutch operation; a detector detecting an operation mode performed on each of the accelerator, pseudo shifter, and pseudo clutch by a driver, and a rotation speed of a driving wheel; a reaction force generator generating a reaction force in the pseudo shifter in response to a driver operation performed thereon; and a controller determining the reaction force. The controller includes a processor and a memory coupled thereto. The processor calculates a virtual differential rotation speed that is based on a virtual engine rotation speed, mimicking an engine rotation speed when the driving source is assumed as being an engine, and the rotation speed based on a detection result of the detector, and determines the reaction force based on the virtual differential rotation speed.

A pedal unit for a vehicle has a sensor surface which includes at least two functional regions and is designed to detect an actuation by the driver. The pedal unit also has at least one evaluation and control unit coupled to the sensor surface and designed to evaluate an actuation of one of the at least two functional regions detected by the sensor surface and, as a function of this evaluation, control a vehicle function associated with the corresponding functional region of the sensor surface. At least one region of the sensor surface is raised or lowered and enables a haptic differentiation between the at least two functional regions of the sensor surface.

The invention relates to a pedal unit (7) for controlling a vehicle function, comprising a modularly constructed pedal head (10) which comprises a pad carrier (14) and a replaceable pedal pad (12) detachably connected to the pad carrier (14) for absorbing an actuating force of a driver's foot, a housing cover (17) which is movable with a small stroke along a vertical direction (z) of the pedal unit (7), and a fastening arrangement (20), wherein the movable housing cover (17) has a hat-shaped connecting cap (18) on its end face facing the pedal head (10), and the pad carrier (14) has a receiving opening (16) on its end face facing the movable housing cover (17), the contour of which receiving opening being adapted to the hat-shaped connecting cap (18), wherein the fastening arrangement (20) comprises at least one undercut (19) introduced into the hat-shaped connecting cap (18) and at least one holding element (22) arranged on the pad carrier (14). has,which are designed to form a detachable locking connection between the lining carrier (14) and the movable housing cover (7) in the assembled state, which prevents or at least complicates a movement of the lining carrier (14) in the disassembly direction.

A motor vehicle is described, which comprises: a passenger compartment; a plurality of driving members, which are housed inside the passenger compartment and can be operated by a driver in order to control the trajectory and the speed of the motor vehicle; at least one control member connected to one of the driving members through a drive by wire mode; the motor vehicle is selectively available in a first configuration, wherein the passenger compartment defines a first seat for a driver facing the control member and a second seat for a passenger beside the first seat along an axis; and a second configuration, wherein the passenger compartment only defines a third seat for a driver; the first seat being arranged, in the first configuration, in a first position and the third seat being arranged, in the second configuration, in a second position spaced apart from the first position along the axis; the driving member can be moved along the axis to enable the transformation of the motor vehicle between said first and second configurations.

Techniques and architectures for manually controlling a lawn mower while a user is positioned on or within proximity to the lawn mower are discussed herein. For example, the lawn mower can include a control interface having a handle that the user grips with one or more fingers and a control attached to the handle to receive input from one or more other fingers of the user. The control can include a lever or other element with opposing tabs configured to receive input from fingers of the user.

The invention relates to a pedal arrangement (1) for a vehicle, comprising at least one pedal unit (10) for controlling a vehicle function, which comprises a pedal head (12) movable with a small stroke along a vertical direction (z) of the at least one pedal unit (10) for absorbing an actuating force (FB) of a driver's foot, and at least one spring-elastic bending holder (30) which is arranged between the at least one pedal unit (10) and a body (3) of the vehicle and is designed to fix the at least one pedal unit (10) to the body (3) of the vehicle and, when the pedal unit (10) is actuated, to provide an additional stroke (H) along the vertical direction (z) of the pedal unit (10) and thereby change a haptic feedback to the driver's foot.

Provided are a vehicle control method, a multi-purpose vehicle, and a garden work vehicle. The multi-purpose vehicle includes a drive mechanism, a control mechanism, and an auxiliary control mechanism. The auxiliary control mechanism includes: a control state sensing component, configured to determine a control state of a user with respect to the control mechanism; a traveling state sensing component, configured to determine the traveling state of the multi-purpose vehicle, the traveling state including a straight-line traveling state and a non-straight-line traveling state; and a calibration controller component, configured to determine that the multi-purpose vehicle is traveling abnormally in response to a mismatch between the traveling state and the control state. The calibration controller component is further configured to adjust, in response to determining that the multi-purpose vehicle is traveling abnormally, the operating state of the drive mechanism to match the traveling state with the control state.

An electronic pedal device at operates in a pressure operation manner and thus enables a driver to operate a pedal with a small force. It is possible to greatly change operation force of a pedal pad using an elastic material which is formed to be gradually increased in a spring constant although the operational displacement of the pedal is very small, enabling the driver to easily recognize the operation state of the pedal pad. The pedal device detects operation of the pedal through a dual detecting structure using a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor, further ensuring safety in response that operating the pedal.

An actuation device for a motor vehicle, in particular for specifying a braking and / or acceleration request is disclosed. The actuation device has a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion is displaceably mounted on the second housing portion in the longitudinal extension of the second housing portion. The first housing portion has an actuating surface on a top surface facing away from the second housing portion, or a cover having an actuating surface is arranged on a top surface facing away from the second housing portion. The housing portions are each formed at least in sections in a cylindrical shape with a closed casing wall. The actuation device further has a first sliding element and a second sliding element arranged between the housing portions. The first sliding element and the second sliding element each abut axially against at least one of the housing portions. The actuation device further includes at least one spring element, in particular a coil spring, arranged as a return spring, pretensioned axially, in particular coaxially with the housing portions in order to urge the housing portions into an unactuated rest position.

Embodiments of the present application provide a turbocharger control method, device, equipment and readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a running condition corresponding to a vehicle; determining a surge line corresponding to a turbocharger, the surge line being used to represent airflow oscillation phenomenon of gas along the axial direction of the compressor; in the case that the running condition and the surge line meet a preset relationship, adjusting a first opening angle of a waste gate valve, or adjusting a second opening angle of a vehicle power pedal. The purpose of making the running condition of the vehicle away from the surge line is achieved, and then the turbocharger is in a normal working state, avoiding the turbocharger emitting high-frequency Hiss noise to bring negative driving experience to the driver.

The invention relates to a pedal arrangement (1) for a vehicle, comprising a movably mounted pedal plate (3) which can be actuated against a force from a spring element (15) over a small actuation travel, a circuit carrier (7) and at least one sensor arrangement (10) with an inductive sensor (10A) which is designed to detect the actuation of the pedal plate (3) and the actuation travel, wherein the inductive sensor (10A) comprises at least one transmitting structure (12) and at least one receiving structure (16) and at least one electrically conductive coupling element (14) and is designed to couple an electrical voltage to the receiving structure (16) based on an eddy current principle, starting from the transmitting structure (12) and via the electrically conductive coupling element (14).wherein the transmitting structure (12) and the receiving structure (16) are arranged on the circuit carrier (7) and a current distance (A) between the circuit carrier (7) and the electrically conductive coupling element (14) determines a degree of coupling between the transmitting structure (12) and the receiving structure (16), wherein the small actuation path of the pedal plate (3) changes the current distance (A) between the circuit carrier (7) and the electrically conductive coupling element (14) and thus a measurement signal output by the receiving structure (16).

The embodiment of the invention relates to an inductive measurement assembly and a pedal assembly for a vehicle. The invention relates to an inductive measuring assembly comprising at least one evaluation and control unit, a circuit carrier on which at least one transmitting structure and at least one receiving structure are arranged, and at least one electrically conductive coupling element, the at least one evaluation and control unit is designed to couple a periodic alternating electrical signal into the at least one transmitting structure and to receive a measurement signal (MS) sensed by the at least one electrically conductive coupling element into the at least one receiving structure on the basis of the principle of eddy current, the invention relates to an inductive measuring assembly (10) for measuring a circuit carrier (7) and at least one electrically conductive coupling element (14), which measuring signal represents a current distance (A) or a change in the distance (A) between the circuit carrier (7) and the at least one electrically conductive coupling element (14), and for generating and outputting an output signal on the basis of the measuring signal, and to a pedal assembly (1) having at least one such inductive measuring assembly (10).

A golf cart includes a chassis, a floorboard coupled to the chassis, a seat positioned along the floorboard, a prime mover, a plurality of tractive elements where at least one of the plurality of tractive elements is driven by the prime mover, and a pedal assembly. The pedal assembly includes a housing coupled to the floorboard, a brake pedal coupled to the housing, and an accelerator pedal coupled to the housing. The pedal assembly is (a) laterally translatable along the floorboard and (b) at least one of pivotable or extendable towards and away from the seat.

A seat includes a seat frame, a pad body, and a power generation device. The pad body covers the seat frame. The power generation device is arranged on an occupant-side of the pad body and generates electric power from vibrations. The seat may further include an outer covering that covers the pad body. The power generation device may be located between the pad body and the outer covering.

A vehicle driving control apparatus has a modular configuration integrating a steering wheel, an acceleration control system, a braking control system, a shift control system, an emergency light control system, a direction indication control system, and a display into one system. The vehicle driving control apparatus provides a manual driving mode and an autonomous driving mode. The steering wheel is configured to be coupled to a vehicle panel in the manual driving mode and to be separated from the vehicle panel in the autonomous driving mode.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a device for preventing sudden stepping on an accelerator and a vehicle. The device comprises an accelerator pedal and a damper, the damper is a mechanical device, the damper can be matched with the accelerator pedal, and the damper can provide resistance within a first set range for the accelerator pedal when the accelerator pedal is pressed down in a first speed interval so as to prevent the accelerator pedal from being continuously pressed down. The damper can also gradually reduce the provided resistance within a set time range; the damper can further provide resistance within a second set range for the accelerator pedal when the accelerator pedal is pressed down at a second speed interval, the second speed interval is smaller than the first speed interval, and the second set range is smaller than the first set range. The device for preventing the accelerator from being severely stepped has the functions of preventing the accelerator pedal from being severely stepped by mistake and facilitating the driver to severely step on the accelerator pedal on purpose to avoid danger, and is good in safety.

A pedal device has a pedal to receive stepping force of a driver. The pedal is located above a housing. The housing accommodates a stepping force transmission member. The pedal and the stepping force transmission member are connected by a connection member which extends through an insertion hole penetrating the housing. An inner opening of the insertion hole faces downward or obliquely downward in a predetermined state in which the pedal device is stored or mounted on a vehicle. The insertion hole is positioned so that the inner opening end does not overlap with movable member in the housing. The movable member may include a sliding member such as a part of a rotation angle sensor, a slidable member, and a member of a reaction force generator mechanism.

A vehicular pedal assembly includes a pedal including a first support and a second support, a pedal shaft supported by the pedal housing for rotation about a pedal axis, a pedal arm drivably engaged with the pedal shaft to rotate the pedal shaft about the pedal axis, and a position sensor assembly coupled to the pedal shaft and operable to determine a rotational position of the pedal shaft and generate a signal based on the rotational position. The pedal shaft includes a first shaft portion coupled to the first support, a second shaft portion coupled to the second support, and a joint coupling the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion. The joint is positioned between the first support and the second support.

A vehicle steering assembly for controlling movement of a vehicle having independently rotatable left and right ground-engaging traction elements. The steering assembly comprises a steering handle and a steering controller positioned generally below the steering handle and actuated by movement of the steering handle. The steering handle includes an upright shaft and a laterally-extending crossmember fixed to the top of the upright shaft. A flexible protective cover is attached to the shaft and is configured to prevent dirt and debris from entering the steering controller. The steering handle is shiftable in forward and rearward directions to thereby cause corresponding forward and rearward rotation of both of the left and right traction elements. The steering handle is rotatable in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to thereby cause a change in the relative speeds and directions of rotation of the left and right traction elements.

A pedal emulator for a vehicle, having a rotational axis, a pedal lever that can be rotated about the rotational axis, and a force generation unit for exerting a counterforce on the pedal lever via at least one coupling element of the force generation unit that is mechanically coupled to the pedal lever. The counterforce acting in the opposite direction to an actuation force exerted on the pedal lever. The force generation unit can be designed such that a curve of the counterforce along a pedal path of the pedal lever is in the form of a non-linear curve in a pedal path-counterforce diagram.

The invention discloses a system for preventing mistakenly stepping on an accelerator during braking, and relates to the technical field of automobile power devices. According to the system, a lower pedal is installed on an accelerator brake pedal, an upper pedal made of conductive materials is treaded, the upper pedal pushes the lower pedal through a compression spring, the lower pedal pushes an accelerator pedal to accelerate an accelerator, an electric conduction piece is arranged on the lower pedal, and a first preset compression distance is reserved between the electric conduction piece and the upper pedal; and the electric conduction piece is connected with a brake device through a circuit. Through reasonable design of materials of the upper pedal and the lower pedal, spring performance, a preset compression distance I, an abdicating space and the like, the critical original value F of an original standard value when the spring is compressed to the upper pedal to be in contact with an electric conduction piece is controlled to be larger than the force of treading the accelerator pedal to the bottom, and when the force is reasonably applied in normal driving, the upper pedal does not contact with the electric conduction piece, and a circuit is disconnected; when a driver mistakenly steps on the accelerator during panic braking, the upper pedal is in contact with the electric conduction piece to close the circuit, the vehicle starts braking, the problem of mistakenly stepping on the accelerator during braking is solved, and collision accidents are avoided.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric control of new energy vehicles, in particular to a new energy vehicle pedal signal adaptive learning and fault redundancy protection method, which comprises the following steps: carrying out self-learning on an accelerator pedal double-path analog quantity signal, carrying out self-learning on a brake pedal analog quantity and switching value signal, and determining a zero position reference and a dead zone voltage; signal abnormity of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal is diagnosed respectively, and a corresponding fault-tolerant control mode, a redundancy switching mode or a safety degradation control mode is selected according to the signal combination state and the vehicle running state; and the strategies are integrally executed, the vehicle is controlled to be switched among a normal mode, a single-way redundancy mode, a single-pedal mode, a safe constant-speed cruise mode, a limping mode or a driving forbidding mode, and a prompt is output. According to the method, the real-time adaptive calibration of the pedal signal and the multi-stage redundancy control under the fault are realized, and the safety of vehicle driving and the reliability of the system are improved.

The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. The electric vehicle also includes a pedal reaction force generator that generates a pedal reaction force in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using by the operating of the reaction force actuator. The controller is configured to store the pedal reaction force characteristic simulating the characteristic of the pedal reaction force according to the operation of the clutch pedal. Then, the controller is configured to control the pedal reaction force output by the pedal reaction force generator in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using the stored pedal reaction force characteristic.

The operation control method includes: executing travel control related to travel of the work machine; and adjusting acceleration until time at which a travel speed of the work machine reaches target speeds V1, V2 during the speed reduction of the work machine in accordance with a user's operation.