Safety pedal obstruction and command intention detection

摘要

A vehicle includes a footwell object detection sensor to detect objects in the footwell. The footwell object detection sensor includes an object detection sensor and a controller. The object detection sensor outputs data indicative of a state of the footwell that includes a plurality of pedals. The controller is programmed to, in response to a difference between the data and stored data corresponding to reference states of the footwell being indicative of a presence of an object that inhibits actuation of one or more of the pedals, output a warning signal. The controller may output a pedal status of each of the pedals based on a comparison between the data and the stored data. Controller outputs can be used to confirm or invalidate pedal position signals used by other control systems in the vehicle.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a driver-side footwell including a plurality of pedals; a sensor configured to capture an image of the driver-side footwell; and at least one controller programmed to, in response to a difference between the image and reference images of the footwell being indicative of a presence of an object in the footwell that inhibits actuation of one or more of the pedals, output a warning signal.