Title: Motor vehicle signalling system incorporating a haptic accelerator pedal
Application Number: 200610164129 Application Date: 2006.10.18
Publication Number: 1955030 Publication Date: 2007.05.02
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: B60K28/00;B60K26/02;G01D7/00;G01S7/00
Applicant(s) Name: CRF SCPA Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Cicilloni Renzo;Turco Patrizio;Gallione Alessandro
Attorney & Agent: tanyou xiang
Abstract:
    The present invention relates to a motor vehicle signalling system incorporating a haptic accelerator pedal. The system comprises: a signalling device able to provide the driver with a sensorial alarm signal indicating a danger situation; detectors able to provide signals and/or data representing the situation outside the motor vehicle and/or the travel conditions of the vehicle itself; and electronic processing and control devices designed to analyse the signals and/or data provided by the detectors and determine the occurrence of predetermined operating situations, such as the presence of any obstacles along the travel path of the motor vehicle, and generate, under predetermined conditions and in accordance with a predefined procedure, warning signals and/or data which can be used for activating the signalling device. The signalling device comprises an electrically operated actuator associated with the accelerator pedal of the motor vehicle and able, when activated, to apply to said pedal a stress with predefined characteristics, which is perceivable by the driver
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