ADAPTIVE EV PEDAL STROKE

摘要

This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying a user operating a vehicle, the vehicle including a variable input control in electrical communication with a vehicle control unit, and wherein the variable input control is configured to receive user inputs that transition the variable input control between multiple control positions; retrieving a user profile associated with the identified user, the user profile including a response curve that maps a position of the variable input control to a power being supplied to an electric motor; and implementing the response curve at the vehicle control unit such that the power being supplied to the electric motor is based on the position of the variable input control and the response curve.