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US 10,864,867 B2Granted
Method for adjusting switch position, and operation device for vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Takamatsu, Hiroaki Miura, Shinichirou Nakajima
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Abstract
A method for adjusting a switch position includes adjusting a position of a changeover switch for changing over a travel mode of a vehicle between an automated driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is controlled in an automated manner and a manual driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is operated by a driver is adjusted according to a state of the driver seat.
Claims17
A method for adjusting a switch position of a changeover switch of a vehicle, comprising:
- storing, when a travel mode of the vehicle is changed from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode by operating the changeover switch, a relative position between the changeover switch and a driver seat, as a stored relative position for the automated driving mode,
- wherein the changeover switch is configured to change the travel mode of the vehicle between the automated driving mode and the manual driving mode, and
- wherein the changeover switch is movably disposed proximate, but separate from, the driver seat;
- and
- in response to detecting an operation of the changeover switch to the automated driving mode:
- determining whether a distance between the changeover switch and the driver seat is within a predetermined distance;
- in response to the distance between the changeover switch and the driver seat not being within the predetermined distance, adjusting the relative position between the changeover switch and the driver seat to be the stored relative position for the automated driving mode.
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An operation device for vehicle comprising:
- a changeover switch configured to change over a travel mode of a vehicle between an automated driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is controlled in an automated manner and a manual driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is operated by a driver, wherein the changeover switch is movably disposed proximate a driver seat;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- store, when an operation on the changeover switch is detected in the automated driving mode, a relative position between the changeover switch and the driver seat, as a stored relative position for the automated driving mode;
- and
- in response to detecting an operation of the changeover switch to the automated driving mode:
- determine whether a distance between the changeover switch and the driver seat is within a predetermined distance;
- in response to the distance between the changeover switch and a driver seat not being within the predetermined distance, adjust the relative position between the changeover switch and the driver seat to be the stored relative position for the automated driving mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.