Vehicle control system adjustable in accordance with driver's age and characteristic
US5172785A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S706/90
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system for a vehicle such as an automobile comprises a device for storing data for determining a driver's age, a group of various sensors for sensing driver's operations and a controlling system which estimates a driver's characteristic from information supplied from the sensors, and which modifies a response characteristic of any one or more of steering system, brake system and accelerating system of the vehicle in accordance with the driver's age and the estimated driver's characteristic in order to make the vehicle easier for aged or unskilled drivers to control. When the driver is aged or unskilled, the controlling system advances the phase of the response characteristic.
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