Pedal system
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorKentaro Ueno
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Abstract
To enable a pedal system equipped with an actuator to reduce power consumption and put a pedal at an appropriate position when there is no need to operate the pedal. A system state control unit changes pedal position to an end position or original position before deactivating the pedal system. It deactivates the pedal system based on information from a pedal position detection unit, pedal state detection unit, power supply state detection unit, and vehicle motion detection unit and activates the pedal system based on information from a power supply state detection unit. It shifts pedal position toward the original position after activation of the pedal system.
Claims16
A pedal system comprising:
- a pedal;
- an actuator;
- pedal system control means for electrically controlling pedal position and pedal reaction force using the actuator;
- and system state control means for activating and deactivating the pedal system, wherein
- the system state control means changes the pedal position to a predetermined stop position before deactivating the pedal system.
A pedal system comprising:
- a pedal;
- an actuator;
- pedal system control means for electrically controlling pedal position and pedal reaction force using the actuator;
- and system state control means for activating and deactivating the pedal system, wherein
- the system state control means changes the pedal position to a predetermined original position before deactivating the pedal system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.