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US 2014/0251052 A1Published application
System and method for controlling a vehicle
OwnerLeonid Despotuliinventor
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A vehicle incorporating an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system. The additional pedal may be configured to control the gear shifting of the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle. Upon an activation of the additional pedal, the automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission of the vehicle may be configured to downshift.
A vehicle comprising an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system, wherein the additional pedal is separate and distinct from the break pedal and the gas pedal.
A method for controlling a vehicle comprising an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the method comprising:
A vehicle comprising an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine and the transmission, a breaking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a break pedal for controlling the operation of the breaking system, the gas pedal and the break pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional control mechanism being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system, wherein the additional control mechanism is separate and distinct from the break pedal and the gas pedal.
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