Accelerator pedal reaction force control device

Abstract

The present invention provides an accelerator pedal reaction force control device capable of reducing the driver's uncomfortable feeling in an acceleration operation and suppressing the occurrence ofcongestion. The accelerator pedal reaction force control device includes an accelerator pedal of a vehicle and a reaction force imparting mechanism that generates a reaction force against the steppingoperation of the accelerator pedal. In this accelerator pedal reaction force control device, the controller is configured to determine the current reaction force and the target reaction force relative to the current pedaling operation when it is determined that the current travel road is a section for managing the vehicle speed (Step S5). In the case that the current reaction force is greater than the target reaction force, the current reaction force is reduced; in the case where the current reaction force is less than the target reaction force, the current reaction force is increased (step S7 to step S9).

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a reaction force control device for an accelerator pedal that controls a reaction force to a pedaling force of an accelerator pedal. Background technique [0002] In recent years, various controls for suppressing or avoiding the occurrence of vehicle congestion have been known. For example, there are known automatic driving control in which the vehicle travels automatically without a human driving operation, and cruise control in which the vehicle travels following a preceding vehicle. By ensuring the vehicle speed and ensuring the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicles at a predetermined distance through the above control, it is possible to suppress or avoid the occurrence of congestion. But on the other hand, there are still relatively few vehicles that can perform the above-mentioned automatic driving, and there are a large number of manually driven vehicles that are operated by people, and there are also a lar...

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Problems solved by technology

That is, a slight change in vehicle speed becomes a big problem in alleviating congestion, but the driver may not notice the slight change in vehicle speed. In this case, the driver himself controls the vehicle speed to an appropriate speed. low probability

[0011] On the other hand, when the driving force of the vehicle is forcibly controlled to control the vehicle speed to an appropriate speed, the vehicle speed and driving force will change against the driver's acceleration operation (or will), so the driver's Changes can be uncomfortable

It should be noted that, in the vehicle control device described in Patent Document 2, the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and other vehicles is controlled by controlling the running state of the vehicle capable of cruise control. The cruise control system may not be able to sufficiently suppress the occurrence of congestion in situations where there are not a large number of vehicles

Therefore, under such conditions, there is room for improvement in controlling manually driven vehicles to control the occurrence of congestion

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