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Acceleration sensation evaluating device and vehicle controller

US8073576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 4, 2006
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2040/0881
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an acceleration sensation evaluating device that evaluates a sensory acceleration of a driver with respect to an expectation value of acceleration, and a vehicle controller that controls a vehicle according to the evaluation results. The evaluation device detects an amount of operation of the vehicle by the driver of when the vehicle is accelerated, detects an amount of vehicle behavior, computes a physical quantity of an expectation value indicating the expectation value of an acceleration performance which the driver expects based on the detected values, computes a sensory physical quantity indicating a sensation of the acceleration which the driver senses, and computes an evaluation value of the acceleration sensation based on difference or ratio between the physical quantity of the expectation value and the sensory physical quantity.

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