Title:
DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SUDDEN BRAKE OPERATION OF VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001010465
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To quickly determine, before a driver operates a brake pedal, that the driver is highly likely to perform a sudden brake operation, while avoiding misjudgement.
The operating value of an accelerator pedal is detected by an accelerator operating value sensor S2, and a heel sensor S3 detects whether or not a driver's heel is separated from a vehicle body floor. On condition that the heel sensor S3 detects that the heel has been separated from the vehicle body floor, a determining means 13 determines that the driver is highly likely to perform a sudden brake operation according to the value detected by the accelerator operating value sensor S2.
Inventors:
YOKOYAMA SADAHIRO
HAYASHI SEIJI
IIDA FUJIO
HAYASHI SEIJI
IIDA FUJIO
Application Number:
JP17980099A
Publication Date:
January 16, 2001
Filing Date:
June 25, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
B60T8/00; B60T7/12; (IPC1-7): B60T8/00; B60T7/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ken Ochiai (1 person outside)