Electronic foot pedal vehicle control system
US6655199B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/225
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic foot pedal vehicle control system includes a foot pedal of rigid one-piece molded plastic construction having a base and a pedal arm cantilevered from the base. An electronic subassembly is insert molded into the base of the foot pedal, and includes a force sensor disposed in the base adjacent to the pedal arm for providing an electrical sensor signal as a function of force applied to the pedal arm by a vehicle operator. Electronic circuitry is responsive to the sensor signal for providing a pedal output signal to control at least one variable of vehicle operation. The electronic circuitry preferably has programmed hysteresis characteristics so as to allow limited force variation on the pedal without changing the output signal from the electronic circuitry.
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