SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VEHICLE TRAVEL

摘要

A movement prevention system preventing undesired travel of a vehicle. A transmission gear sensor senses an out of park position of a vehicle transmission. An occupant detection system senses a presence of a driver in a driver seat of a vehicle in response to the vehicle transmission being out of the park position. A processor determines whether movement of the vehicle is likely to occur in response to a determination of the non-presence of the driver. A vehicle movement prevention device prevents movement of the vehicle in response to the processor determining whether movement of the vehicle is likely to occur.

主权项

1. A method for deterring undesired movement of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
sensing whether a vehicle transmission is out of a park position; determining a non-presence of a driver in a driver seat of the vehicle by an occupant detection system in response to the vehicle transmission being out of the park position; determining whether movement of the vehicle is likely to occur in response to the determination of the non-presence of the driver; and actuating a vehicle movement prevention device for preventing movement of the vehicle in response to the determination that movement of the vehicle is likely to occur.