Vehicle Control Apparatus Alert Prioritization for Simultaneous Pedal Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle control systems fail to effectively alert drivers to specific situations at intersections, leading to potential forward movement when both brake and acceleration pedals are operated simultaneously, causing the driver to overlook critical alerts.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control apparatus that acquires road situation information via wireless communication, determines whether a driver should be alerted to specific situations, and provides distinct alerts for simultaneous brake and acceleration operations to prevent forward movement and ensure the driver is aware of critical situations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If simultaneous operation informing is performed when both brake and acceleration pedals are operated, then the driver is alerted to the pedal operation conflict, but the vehicle may travel forward at the intersection due to driver response delay
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by detecting the simultaneous operation of brake and acceleration pedals before the vehicle can move forward, and immediately issuing an alert to prevent the harmful action. The control unit monitors pedal operations in real-time and triggers the informing device to alert the driver before unintended vehicle movement occurs, thereby preventing the harmful effect of forward movement at the intersection.
2Loss of information
If both straight-traveling vehicle attention informing and simultaneous operation informing are performed, then the driver receives comprehensive information, but the driver may not realize the straight-traveling vehicle attention informing due to attention being directed to simultaneous operation informing
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different types of information through distinct channels or formats. The straight-traveling vehicle attention informing and simultaneous operation informing are delivered with different characteristics (e.g., different display locations, alert types, or priority levels), allowing the driver to receive comprehensive information while ensuring that the more critical straight-traveling vehicle attention is not overlooked despite the presence of simultaneous operation alert.
3Ease of operation
If the driver releases the brake pedal in response to simultaneous operation informing, then the driver responds to the alert, but the vehicle travels forward even when oncoming vehicle approaches the intersection
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies feedback by continuously monitoring vehicle operation states (pedal positions, vehicle movement, intersection conditions) and adjusting the informing strategy accordingly. When the system detects that releasing the brake pedal would result in unsafe forward movement (e.g., oncoming vehicle approaching), it provides appropriate feedback through the informing device to guide the driver to maintain brake application or take appropriate action, thereby preventing harmful forward movement while still responding to driver input.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a vehicle control apparatus configured to perform a first particular situation informing for providing information depending on a first particular situation regarding a vehicle traveling where a driver of a vehicle should be alerted and the vehicle should continue to be stopped when determining that a first particular situation occurs and perform a simultaneous operation informing for providing information depending on a simultaneous operation situation where both of an acceleration operator and a brake operator of the vehicle are operated when determining that the simultaneous operation situation occurs. The vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform the first particular situation informing without performing the simultaneous operation informing when determining that both of the first particular situation and the simultaneous operation situation occur.