619results about "Propulsion unit arrangements" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

The work machine is provided with a driver's seat (6) and a pedal (85) disposed in front of the driver's seat (6) and operated by foot stepping. The pedal (85) has a pedal main body (61) extending in a given direction, a pedal shaft (44) supporting the pedal main body (61) so as to be swingable in the given direction, and a tread surface provided on the upper surface side of the pedal main body (61) and on which an operator places a foot. The tread surface is formed in an inclined shape in which the height from the pedal main body (61) gradually decreases as the big toe side of the foot placed by the operator is directed toward the little toe side.

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.

The invention relates to a pedal assembly (1) having: a housing (2); a pedal element (3) which is movably supported on the housing (2) and which can be moved between an initial position (S1) and a final position (S2); the invention relates to a housing (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (2), and a restoring assembly (4) having at least one elastic restoring element (5) and a base element (6), the base element (6) being formed separately from the housing (2) and being mounted, in particular fixed, in or on the housing (2) and being designed to receive the elastic restoring element (5). And wherein the restoring assembly (4) can be mounted in or on the housing (2), in particular in a non-destructive releasable manner, such that actuation of the pedal element (3) in the direction of the end position (S2) causes an elastic deformation of the restoring element (5).

Vehicle pedal resistance and kickdown assembly (100), comprising: a shell (120) comprising a plurality of walls (24-32, 122) defining at least one first and second interior cavity (34, 36), wherein one or more of the plurality of walls (24-32, 122) define a first and second opening (35, 123) communicating with the first and second cavity (34, 36), respectively; a first spring (70) which is inserted vertically through the first opening (35) in one or more of the majority of walls (24-32, 122) into the first cavity (34); a piston (50) which is inserted vertically through the first opening (35) in one or more of the plurality of walls (24-32, 122) into the first cavity (34) in such a proportion that it abuts one of the ends of the first spring (70) and the piston (50) defines an external recess (62), wherein the spring biases a proximal end (52) of the piston (50) outwards from the shell (120); a rod (80) which is inserted vertically through a third opening (33) defined in another of the walls (24-32, 122) of the shell (120) into the shell (120) and into the recess (62) defined in a first position of the piston (50) in the piston (50); and a second spring (72), which is inserted longitudinally through the second opening (123) in one or more of the walls (24-32, 122) of the casing (120) into the second cavity (36) of the casing (120) in a ratio in which it abuts the rod (80) and preloads the rod (80) in the recess (62), wherein the piston (50) in the first cavity (34) can be moved from the first position, in which the rod (80) is located in the recess (62), to a second position in which the first and second springs (70, 72) are compressed and the rod (80) is located outside the recess (62), wherein the casing (120) includes a clamp (180) located in the second cavity (36) of the casing (120), wherein the second spring (72) is clamped in the clamp (180), wherein the clamp (180) includes a pair of clamp arms (180a, 180b) projecting outwards from the inner surface of opposite side walls (28, 30) of the majority of walls of the casing (120).

A pedal assembly for providing operating inputs to a vehicle can include a first pedal, which may comprise a first pedal arm and a first pedal pad and may be operatively coupled to a drive train of the vehicle, and a second pedal, which may comprise a second pedal arm and a second pedal pad and may be operatively coupled to a brake assembly of the vehicle. The pedal assembly can be adjustable between a first state, in which the pedal assembly can be configured for one-foot operation, and a second state, in which the pedal assembly can be configured for two-foot operation.

Method for detecting the position (S) of an accelerator pedal (2) of a motor vehicle (3), in which an accelerator pedal raw signal (7), which describes the position (S) of the accelerator pedal (2) as a function of time (t), is detected and the accelerator pedal raw signal (7) is smoothed, characterized in that half-waves (8) of the accelerator pedal raw signal (7) are determined, on the basis of the determined half-waves (8) a state of instability during an actuation of the accelerator pedal (2) is detected and the accelerator pedal raw signal (7) is smoothed if the state of instability is detected.

Disclosed is a clutch pedal device for a vehicle. According to the present invention, the operating force of a clutch pedal is realized by an elastic body, thereby simplifying the structure and reducing the manufacturing cost. Furthermore, the clutch pedal device for a vehicle is provided, in which a collision response function according to a collision situation is realized, and safety is ensured.

Methods and apparatus for determining positions of a stowable pedal assembly are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine a position of a stowable pedal assembly of a vehicle includes motor control circuitry to provide a control signal to a motor operatively coupled to the stowable pedal assembly, the motor to cause movement of the stowable pedal assembly toward a desired position, response detection circuitry to detect a current response of the motor to the control signal, and position determination circuitry to determine the position of the stowable pedal assembly based on the current response.

To provide a support device and a vehicle equipped therewith that assist the driver in accurately recognizing the position of their feet relative to the accelerator and brake pedals in advance, for greater safety. [Solution] The present invention provides an assist device that supports the prior recognition of the foot position relative to the accelerator pedal and / or brake pedal during vehicle operation. The assist device comprises a ToF sensor positioned above the accelerator pedal and / or brake pedal, an infrared transmitter that transmits a detection signal from the ToF sensor, an infrared receiver that receives an infrared signal from the infrared transmitter, and a display unit that displays data based on the infrared signal from the infrared receiver.

One aspect of the invention relates to a method for operating a vehicle device (3) with an acceleration system (4), the actuation of which can effect the acceleration of a vehicle (1), wherein the acceleration system (4) has an actuating element (6) for manual actuation by a vehicle user and an actuator (7) for acting on the actuating element (6), wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing at least one environmental information about the environment (11) of a vehicle (1) to an evaluation unit (8); b) providing at least one piece of information about a state of the acceleration system (4) of the vehicle (1) to the evaluation unit (8); c) assessing a current and / or future expected driving state of the vehicle (1) depending on the information about the state of the acceleration system (4) of the vehicle (1) and the environmental information with the evaluation unit (8);d) depending on the result of the assessment, generating a control signal with the evaluation unit (8) to control the actuator (7) of the acceleration system (4); e) situation-dependent action of the actuator (7) on the basis of the control signal on the actuating element (6), so that the haptically perceptible auxiliary information is generated by the associated movement of the actuating element (6).

The invention relates to a pedal arrangement and a vehicle having such a pedal arrangement. The pedal arrangement (1) comprises a pedal (2) which is selectively switchable between an active position (2A) and a rest position (2B) and an actuator (3). A first end (3a) of the actuator (3) is connected to the pedal (2). The actuator (3) is movable between a first position (3A) and a second position (3B) to effect switching of the pedal (2) between the active position (2A) and the rest position (2B). The pedal arrangement (1) further comprises a force device (4). A second end (3b) of the actuator (3) is connected to the force device (4). The force device (4) is arranged to act on the actuator (3) to move between the first position (3A) and the second position (3B).

The pedal device is of an organ type. The housing (10) is attached to a vehicle body. The pedal pad (40) is provided so as to be rotatable about a predetermined rotational axis (CL) with respect to the housing (10), and a portion on which the driver steps is disposed above the rotational axis (CL) in the vertical direction when the vehicle is mounted. The pedal pad (40) rotates in the forward direction as a result of an increase in the pedaling force of the driver, and rotates in the reverse direction as a result of a decrease in the pedaling force of the driver. The sensor unit (50) outputs an electric signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the pedal pad (40). A fully-closed stopper (71) is provided on the outer wall of the housing (10) at a position closer to the driver than the rotation axis (CL). The fully-closed stopper (71) is in contact with a lower portion of the pedal pad (40) in the vertical direction with respect to the rotary shaft (CL) when the vehicle is mounted when a driver does not apply a pedaling force to the pedal pad (40), and restricts the rotation of the pedal pad (40) in the opposite direction.

A vehicle is operated in accordance with a second operation amount corresponding to a first operation amount of a remote operation member by an operator. A first maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of the remote operation member. A second maximum operation range is a maximum operation range of an operation member of the vehicle. When the first maximum operation range is smaller than the second maximum operation range, a correspondence relationship between the first and second operation amounts is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes larger than the first operation amount. When the first maximum operation range is larger than the second maximum operation range, an operable range of the remote operation member is restricted or the correspondence relationship is adjusted such that the second operation amount becomes smaller than the first operation amount.

A battery powered driver for propelling a wheeled ground surface modifying machine includes at least one wheel contacting a ground surface, a battery powered electric motor, control circuitry configured to manage delivery of electrical battery power to the electric motor to control a sped of the driver, at least one pedal attached to a pedal axle and tiltable in each of a forward and rearward direction with respect to the pedal axle, and at least one pedal tilt sensor configured to output one or more signals to the control circuitry indicating a degree of tilt of the at least one pedal. The control circuitry is configured to control the electric motor to accelerate the driver forward based on the one or more signals indicating a forward tilt of the at least one pedal, the electrical battery power delivered to the electric motor for forward acceleration proportional to a degree of forward tilt of the at least one pedal, and to control the electric motor to accelerate the driver rearward based on the one or more signals indicating a rearward tilt of at least one pedal, the electrical battery power delivered to the electric motor for rearward acceleration proportional to a degree of rearward tilt of the at least one pedal.

A tracked vehicle comprising: a body comprising a lower structure and an upper structure rotatable relative to the lower structure about an axis; an angle sensor for detecting rotation of the upper structure relative to the lower structure; first and second track assemblies mounted, respectively, on opposite lateral sides of the body; a prime mover; an electronic control unit (ECU); and a transmission for controllably transferring power from the prime mover to the track assemblies based on an output of the ECU. The ECU is configured for responding to the angle sensor having detected a relative angular displacement in excess of a threshold angular displacement by: causing a signal to be emitted via an output interface to indicate that a directionality switchover is available to be requested; and, in response to detecting a directionality switchover request, causing the transmission to implement a directionality switchover for the tracked vehicle.