Patent ID: 9365112
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,F02D,F02N,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An accelerator-pedal-reaction-force control apparatus having a reaction force control unit configured to control a reaction force applied to an accelerator pedal of a vehicle, wherein: an opening of the accelerator pedal configured to increase the reaction force applied to the accelerator pedal so as to be greater than a base reaction force is defined as a reaction force increasing opening, an opening of the accelerator pedal configured to allow the vehicle to continue cruising at a present vehicle speed is defined as a cruise opening, and the reaction force control unit sets a value, which is produced by adding a predetermined quantity to the cruise opening, as the reaction force increasing opening; the predetermined quantity is established as a value for achieving a longitudinal acceleration depending on each of respective vehicle speeds, and the predetermined quantity is established so as to achieve a relatively large longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle in a low vehicle speed range and a relatively small longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle in a high vehicle speed range.