Vehicle operating apparatus, vehicle system and vehicle braking system

A vehicle system comprising:

• a vehicle operating apparatus comprising:
• a stressed means configured to receive a force applied thereon by a driver;
• a connecting means configured such that a first end is mechanically connected to the stressed member and a second end is mechanically connected to a mounting surface of the vehicle;
• a sensor configured to sense information associated with the force applied by the driver and convert the information into an electrical signal, and the vehicle is able to perform a corresponding driving operation in response to the electrical signal;
• and
• an actuating means configured to actuate the connecting means according to a current driving state of the vehicle so that the stressed means is maintained at a specific position;
• and
• a vehicle control system configured to control the vehicle operating apparatus according to the current driving state of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle control system comprises:
• a bus via which vehicle information related to vehicle driving is transmitted;
• and
• a controller module coupled with the bus and configured to determine the current driving state of the vehicle according to the vehicle information, and control the actuating means of the vehicle operating apparatus to actuate the connecting means according to the current driving state of the vehicle, so that the stressed means is maintained at a specific position.

A vehicle braking system comprising:

• a brake apparatus for braking a vehicle;
• a controller for determining a current driving state of the vehicle, and controlling a main body portion of the brake apparatus to be maintained outside an accommodation space in response to the vehicle being in a first state, and controlling the main body portion of the brake apparatus to be maintained inside an accommodation space in response to the vehicle being in a second state, wherein the accommodation space is located below a mounting surface of the vehicle;
• wherein the brake apparatus comprises:
• a stressed means configured to receive a force applied thereon by a driver;
• and
• a connecting means configured such that a first end is mechanically connected to the stressed member and a second end is mechanically connected to a mounting surface of the vehicle, and the connecting means comprises:
• a feedback means configured to generate a reactive force due to the force applied by the driver on the stressed means, and the feedback means is arranged along a direction in which the connecting means extends, such that a direction of the generated reactive force is in a same line with a direction in which the stressed means moves under the force applied by the driver.

A vehicle operating apparatus comprising:

• a pedal panel in which one or more pedal components are embedded, wherein the one or more pedal components include at least one of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal, and each of the pedal components comprises:
• a pedal pad configured to protrude on a surface of the pedal panel and receive a force applied thereon by a driver;
• an elastic element arranged below the pedal pad and configured to be deformed under the force applied by the driver;
• and
• a force sensor configured to generate an electrical signal according to an amount of deformation of the elastic element, and the vehicle is able to perform a corresponding driving operation in response to the electrical signal;
• wherein a first elastic element in the brake pedal has a first elastic coefficient, and a second elastic element in the accelerator pedal has a second elastic coefficient, and the first elastic coefficient is greater than the second elastic coefficient.