Pedal assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsMarcel Kapocs, Mickael Larsen
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AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsMarcel Kapocs, Mickael Larsen
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According to an embodiment, it is a pedal assembly comprising a mounting bracket comprising a mounting interface for mechanically attaching the pedal assembly to a structural part of the vehicle, a guide part being fixedly connected to the mounting bracket and comprising a channel extending linearly along a channel axis, an actuation rod extending along a rod axis and having a first end comprising or being coupled to a pushing surface, wherein at least a portion of the actuation rod is located inside the channel, wherein the rod axis and the channel axis are parallel and the pushing surface is configured to be contacted by a human foot for operating the pedal assembly, and a sensor assembly configured to detect an actuation of the actuation rod along the rod axis, wherein the pedal assembly is a component of a drive-by-wire system of the vehicle.
A pedal assembly comprising,
A method comprising,
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