Automatic braking override system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEric L. REED, Mark Alan SHEHAN, Edgardo O. ABINOJA
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle-driver interface and an automated braking system. The automated braking system is configured to automatically apply vehicle brakes in response to a detected rearward object and the vehicle being in REVERSE. The automated braking system is additionally configured to release the brakes in response to a driver input at the vehicle-driver interface when a distance from the vehicle to the rearward object exceeds a calibratable threshold. The automated braking system is further configured to apply the brakes in response to the vehicle traveling a predefined distance after the driver input.
Claims14
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle-driver interface;
- and
- an automated braking system configured to
- in response to a detected rearward object and the vehicle being in REVERSE, automatically apply vehicle brakes;
- in response to a driver input at the vehicle-driver interface and a distance from the vehicle to the rearward object exceeding a calibratable threshold, release the brakes;
- and
- in response to the vehicle traveling a predefined distance after the driver input, apply the brakes.
A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:
- automatically applying vehicle brakes in response to the vehicle being in REVERSE and a distance to a detected rearward object being less than a first threshold;
- releasing the brakes in response to a driver input, the brakes being automatically applied, and the distance being greater than a second threshold;
- and
- automatically applying the brakes in response to vehicle wheels traveling a threshold rotation in REVERSE after the releasing.
A vehicle comprising:
- vehicle brakes configured to provide braking torque to vehicle traction wheels;
- a camera configured to record a region behind the vehicle;
- a multi-function touch display configured to present images captured by the camera and receive driver input;
- a controller having an automated braking algorithm for automatically controlling vehicle brakes, the controller being configured to
- automatically apply the brakes in response to an object being detected behind the vehicle, a distance to the object being less than a first calibratable threshold;
- override the braking algorithm and release the vehicle brakes in response to a first driver input to the multi-function touch display and the distance to the object being greater than a second calibratable threshold;
- and
- terminate the override and automatically apply the brakes in response to the vehicle travelling a length exceeding a third calibratable threshold with the braking algorithm overridden.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.