Driver prompting braking system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKurt Mitts, Aaron L. Mills, Dale Scott Crombez, Daniel A. Gabor
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Abstract
A driver prompting braking system includes a detection device adapted to sense at least one object in front of the vehicle; a detection system interfacing with the detection device, the detection system adapted to detect the at least one object; and a brake coaching system interfacing with the detection system, the brake coaching system adapted to determine a brake application timing for an operator of the vehicle to avoid the object and optimize fuel economy of the vehicle. A driver prompting braking method is also disclosed.
Claims20
A driver prompting braking system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a detection device configured to sense at least one object in front of the vehicle;
- a detection system interfacing with the detection device, the detection system configured to detect the at least one object;
- and
- a brake coaching system interfacing with the detection system, the brake coaching system configured to determine a brake application timing for an operator of the vehicle to avoid the object and optimize fuel economy of the vehicle, the brake coaching system configured to indicate the brake application timing to an operator of the vehicle if a required deceleration value exceeds a deceleration threshold value, the required deceleration including stopping and deceleration needed to obtain a steady state following distance from the object.
A driver prompting braking system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a detection device configured to sense at least one object in front of the vehicle;
- a detection system interfacing with the detection device, the detection system configured to detect the at least one object;
- and
- a brake coaching system interfacing with the detection system, the brake coaching system configured to determine a brake application timing for an operator of the vehicle to avoid the object and optimize fuel economy of the vehicle by:
- calculating a required deceleration required to avoid the object, the required deceleration including stopping and deceleration needed to obtain a steady state following distance from the object,
- determining whether the required deceleration is greater than a predetermined deceleration threshold value, and
- communicating the brake application timing to the operator of the vehicle if the required deceleration is greater than the deceleration threshold value.
A driver prompting braking method, comprising:
- calculating a required deceleration required for a vehicle to avoid an object, the required deceleration including stopping and deceleration needed to obtain a steady state following distance from the object;
- comparing the required deceleration to a deceleration threshold value;
- and
- indicating an optimal brake application timing to an operator of the vehicle if the required deceleration exceeds the deceleration threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.