Patent ID: 6216068
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60T,B60W,F16H

Abstract:
A method for driver-behavior-adaptive control of a variably adjustable motor vehicle accessory, the method comprising:sensing at least one parameter indicative of a driver behavior so as to ascertain a driver behavior index in terms of a long-term driving manner behavior component and in terms of a short-term dynamic demand component; andadjusting the vehicle accessory variably as a function of the ascertained driver behavior index so that when a short-term dynamic demand exists the adjusting is performed in accordance with a short-term dynamic demand adjustment characteristic having a dynamic change level, the dynamic change level being a function of the short-term dynamic demand, and when the short-term dynamic demand does not exist the adjusting is performed in accordance with a long-term driving manner adjustment characteristic determined as a function of the long-term driving manner behavior component, whereinwhen a short-term dynamic demand exists the driver behavior index is set to a short-term dynamic value, the short-term dynamic value being the greater of a first value corresponding to the short-term dynamic demand and a second value representing the long-term driving manner behavior component.