Back to results
US 11,110,939 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing active driver feedback during electrified vehicle operation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPallav Sohoni, Erik J. Christen, Evan Perry
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This disclosure describes vehicle systems and methods for providing active driver feedback during electrified vehicle operation. An exemplary method provides haptic feedback of a driving behavior through a smart device worn by a driver of the electrified vehicle during a braking or acceleration event of an electrified vehicle.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- during a braking or acceleration event of an electrified vehicle, providing haptic feedback of a driving behavior through a smart device worn by a driver of the electrified vehicle,
- wherein providing the haptic feedback includes instructing the smart device to provide a first haptic feedback of a first intensity in response to a first braking event in which a first amount of regenerative braking energy is recaptured and to provide a second haptic feedback of a second, different intensity in response to a second braking event in which a second, different amount of braking energy is recaptured.
A method, comprising:
- during a braking or acceleration event of an electrified vehicle, providing haptic feedback of a driving behavior through a smart device worn by a driver of the electrified vehicle,
- wherein providing the haptic feedback includes instructing the smart device to provide a first haptic feedback of a first intensity in response to a first acceleration event that achieves a first acceleration efficiency and to provide a second haptic feedback of a second, different intensity in response to a second acceleration event that achieves a second, different acceleration efficiency.
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a brake pedal;
- an accelerator pedal;
- and
- a control module configured to instruct a smart device worn by a driver of the electrified vehicle to provide haptic feedback to the driver when a position of the brake pedal is different from an ideal brake pedal position during a braking event or when a position of the accelerator pedal is different from an ideal accelerator pedal position during an acceleration event,
- wherein the haptic feedback includes a first haptic feedback of a first intensity in response to a first braking event in which a first amount of regenerative braking energy is recaptured and a second haptic feedback of a second, different intensity in response to a second braking event in which a second, different amount of braking energy is recaptured;
- or
- wherein the haptic feedback includes the first haptic feedback of the first intensity in response to a first acceleration event that achieves a first acceleration efficiency and the second haptic feedback of the second, different intensity in response to a second acceleration event that achieves a second, different acceleration efficiency.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.