Method for operating a vehicle operating device, and vehicle operating device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsThomas Werner, Nicolas Boos, Stefan Kanngiesser
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Abstract
A method is for operating a vehicle operating device. The vehicle operating device is for influencing a longitudinal and/or lateral movement of a vehicle. The vehicle operating device includes at least one operating unit, which can be manually actuated for controlling multiple vehicle functions. In at least one actuation state, in which one of the vehicle functions is actively controlled by the operating unit, at least one control variable of a non-actively controlled vehicle function is modified, such that an unintentional actuation and/or activation of the non-actively controlled vehicle function is impeded and/or prevented.
Claims13
A method for operating a vehicle operating device for influencing a longitudinal and/or lateral movement of a vehicle, the vehicle operating device comprising at least one operating unit that can be actuated manually for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- preventing activation of a non-actively controlled vehicle function of the plurality of vehicle functions when the at least one operating unit is actively being moved to control an actively-controlled vehicle function of the plurality of vehicle functions, such that an unintentional activation of the non-actively controlled vehicle function is prevented,
- wherein the at least one operating unit is movable in a deadband for which (i) changes to the non-actively controlled vehicle function are prevented, and (ii) changes to the actively-controlled vehicle function are enabled,
- wherein a width of the deadband is varied as a function of a driving state of the vehicle, and
- wherein changes to the non-actively controlled vehicle function are enabled when the at least one operating unit moved beyond the width of the deadband.
A vehicle operating device for influencing a longitudinal and/or lateral movement of a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one operating unit configured to be actuated manually, and configured to control a plurality of vehicle functions of the vehicle;
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- an adaptation unit configured to prevent activation of a non-actively controlled vehicle function of the plurality of vehicle functions when the at least one operating unit is actively being moved to control an actively-controlled vehicle function of the plurality of vehicle functions, such that an unintentional activation of the non-actively controlled vehicle function is prevented,
- wherein the at least one operating unit is movable in a deadband for which (i) changes to the non-actively controlled vehicle function are prevented, and (ii) changes to the actively-controlled vehicle function are enabled,
- wherein a width of the deadband is varied as a function of a driving state of the vehicle, and
- wherein changes to the non-actively controlled vehicle function are enabled when the at least one operating unit moved beyond the width of the deadband.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.