| 摘要 |
<p>An object of the present invention is to impart a preferred continuous nonlinear characteristic to the relation between the magnitude of operation and an operational reaction force over the entire range of operation of operation means even when a reaction generation spring has a linear spring characteristic. A manipulation simulator has an input member which moves in response to a driver's braking operation on a brake pedal; a reaction force generation device which generates a reaction force according to the amount of deformation; an output member which deforms the reaction force generation device; and a transmission device which is provided between the input member and the output member, transmits a motion of the input member to the output member, and transmits a reaction force of the reaction force generation device to the input member via the output member. The input member moves rectilinearly; the reaction force generation device generates a reaction force linearly according to the amount of its deformation; the transmission device converts a rectilinear motion of the input member to a rotary motion and transmits the rotary motion to the output member; and the ratio of the amount of motion of the output member to the amount of motion of the input member is varied continuously and nonlinearly according to the amount of motion of the input member.</p> |
