Patent ID: 8996246
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B60W,F02D

Abstract:
1. A haptic feedback apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an accelerator pedal sensor unit configured to measure an angle of a vehicle accelerator pedal; a control unit configured to determine whether the haptic feedback is required, using the measured angle of the vehicle accelerator pedal; and an output unit configured to deliver the haptic feedback to a user depending on results of the determination, wherein the control unit determines whether the haptic feedback is required or the control unit generates the haptic feedback corresponding to each of the predetermined vehicle accelerator pedal angle ranges, wherein the control unit includes an engine RPM increment comparison unit configured to measure a vehicle engine RPM increment using the RPM of the vehicle engine and to determine whether the measured vehicle engine RPM increment exceeds a predetermined vehicle engine RPM increment, and an engine RPM increment processing unit configured to generate the haptic feedback corresponding to the predetermined vehicle engine RPM increment.