Patent ID: 8670896

Claim:
Pedal measurement apparatus for a vehicle having a traction motor controlled by an accelerator pedal and a speed request output signal comprising: a base; a pedal plate connected to the base at a pivot connector, the pedal plate having a surface that is oriented to engage the accelerator pedal; a rotary potentiometer operatively connected between the pedal plate and the base that provides an inclination signal representative of an angular position of the pedal; a load plate attached to a load cell that is attached to the pedal plate; a linear motion driver that is actuated by a motor and attached to a pedal bracket to move the pedal plate between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the load plate provides a load signal that is representative of the load applied by the linear motion driver to the pedal plate; and a controller that receives the speed request signal output and correlates the speed request signal output to the inclination signal, and the load signal.