Patent ID: 9108510
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a haptic accelerator pedal in a motor vehicle, the accelerator pedal being configured to be moved between a position of rest and a position of maximum actuation within a movement range and being configured to be excited by an actuator to generate a haptically perceptible signal, the method comprising: determining a predictable signal position at which the accelerator pedal is predicted to generate a haptically perceptible signal at a future time, the predictable signal position being located between the position of rest and the position of maximum actuation, and arranging the actuator, while the accelerator pedal is in a current position between the position of rest and the predictable signal position, in such a way that the actuator becomes operatively connected to the accelerator pedal when the accelerator pedal reaches the predictable signal position.