Patent ID: 8050836
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether a panic braking maneuver has been initiated in a vehicle with a brake pedal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving brake pedal travel data; receiving brake pedal force data; determining a rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal from the brake pedal travel data via a processor; determining a rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal from the brake pedal force data via the processor; comparing the rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal with a first predetermined value and a third predetermined value via the processor; comparing the rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal with a second predetermined value and a fourth predetermined value via the processor; and providing an indication that a panic braking maneuver has been initiated, if it is determined by the processor that: