A vehicle control system is provided, which includes an operating amount detector configured to detect an operating amount by an operator, of an operation mechanism comprising at least one of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal, a speed detector configured to detect a vehicle traveling speed, a reaction-force generator configured to generate a reaction force of the pedal, and a controller. The controller includes a processor to execute an acceleration calculating module to calculate an acceleration based on the traveling speed and the operating amount, a rigidity characteristic setting module to set the reaction force so that a rigidity value that is a ratio of the reaction force to the operating amount increases as the acceleration increases, and a reaction-force control module to control the reaction-force generator so that the reaction force generated by the reaction-force generator becomes the reaction-force value set by the rigidity characteristic setting module.

A movable machine including a chassis, a tool coupled to the chassis, an operator control carried by the chassis and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled to the operator control. The controller being configured to send a force feedback and/or a vibration feedback to the operator control thereby conveying information to the operator. The information is not related to a load encountered by the tool.

A method for haptic feedback on a brake pedal of a motor vehicle. A current stability index describing the current driving situation is compared to a stored critical stability index. A haptic feedback is imprinted on the brake pedal of the motor vehicle when the ratio between the current stability index and the critical stability index exceeds a previously defined limit value.

A pedal effort generator using a cam may be provided that includes: a housing which includes a rotating shaft disposed therewithin; a cam which is disposed on an inner surface of the housing; a pedal effort generation unit which moves along one surface of the cam; a pedal unit which includes a pedal pad disposed on one side thereof and includes a receiving recess in which a portion of the pedal effort generation unit is disposed on the other side thereof, a portion of between the one side and the other side which is connected to the rotating shaft of the housing and is pivotable about the rotating shaft; and an elastic member which is disposed between the inner surface of the housing and the other side of the pedal unit to apply an elastic force to the pedal unit. The pedal effort generation unit includes a roller unit which moves along one surface of the cam by the pivoting of the pedal unit and includes a spring which is coupled to the roller unit. The roller unit includes a roller which moves along the one surface of the cam and includes a roller support which supports the roller. The spring is disposed below the roller support.

A vehicle operating apparatus including a stressed means configured to receive a force applied thereon by a driver for operating a vehicle; a connecting means configured such that a first end is mechanically connected to the stressed means and a second end is mechanically connected to a mounting surface of the vehicle; a sensor configured to sense information associated with the force applied by the driver and convert the information into an electrical signal, the vehicle is able to perform driving-related operations in response to the signal; and an actuating means configured to actuate the connecting means according to a current driving state of the vehicle so that the stressed means is maintained at a specific position.

A foldable accelerator pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes: a pedal housing fixedly installed in a lower space of a driver seat, a pedal pad rotatably coupled to the pedal housing, and a hysteresis module to generate hysteresis when a driver manipulates the pedal pad. In a manual driving mode in which a driver directly drives the vehicle, the pedal pad 200 protrudes from the pedal housing 100 and is popped up to be exposed to the driver, and in an autonomous driving mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, the pedal pad 200 is inserted into the pedal housing 100 and is in a hidden (hide) state in which the exposure to the driver is blocked. It is possible to implement hysteresis through the hysteresis module 300 when the pedal pad 200 is manipulated.

An accelerator pedal device according to the present invention is provided with: a pedal arm (30) having an accelerator pedal; a resin housing (10) for supporting the pedal arm such that the pedal arm is swivelable about a prescribed axial line (S) between a rest position and a maximum stepping position; and a return spring (40) that applies a biasing force for returning the pedal arm to the rest position. The housing includes: a boss section (11i) through which a bolt (B) for fixing the housing to a vehicle body is made to pass; and a full open stopper (11n) for specifying the maximum stepping position in the vicinity of the boss section.

An operation device includes a support for pivotally supporting a shift lever, a first movable member configured to be pivotally operated from home position in a direction in conjunction with the shift lever, a pair of permanent magnets supported, at an operation reference position, by the support so as to be opposite the first magnetic body, and first plate springs for biasing the first movable member in a direction in which the first magnetic body moves toward the permanent magnets.

A method for operating a self-driving motor vehicle includes changing from a self-driving mode into a manual-driving mode, monitoring a footwell of the motor vehicle with a gesture recognition device, and checking whether at least one specified gesture is present.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a reaction force generating apparatus which can be improved in size and weight. In the reaction force generating apparatus (10) having: an arm (44) which is rotated by a load, and an electric motor (12) for applying a reaction force to the arm (44), the reaction force generating apparatus (10) further has: a support shaft (32) which is rotatably installed in a transmission passage (14) through which a reaction force is transmitted to the arm (44); a gear (36) which is rotatably attached to the support shaft (32); a sector gear (40) which is disposed on a downstream side of the transmission passage (14) from the gear (36), and coupled to the gear (36); an output shaft (38) which is rotatably installed in the transmission passage (14), and to which the sector gear (40) and the arm (44) are attached; and a one-way clutch (37) which is interposed between the support shaft (32) and the gear (36) in the transmission passage (14), wherein the one-way clutch (37) has: an engaged state in which, when the gear (36) is rotated in a first direction, the one-way clutch (37) connects the transmission passage (14) to the arm (44); and a released state in which, when the gear (36) is rotated in a second direction, the one-way clutch (37) blocks the transmission passage (14), and the sector gear (40) has a meshing portion (40B) formed within a specific angular range in a rotation direction.