Development of Vehicle Velocity Guidance System by Accelerator Pedal Reaction Force Control

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a new velocity guidance system with the purpose of realizing better fuel efficiency and enhancing road capacity by using information from Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). This system uses accelerator pedal as the primary human machine interface (HMI). By controlling the accelerator pedal reaction force, the proposed system tells the driver the desired pedal operation and guides the driver to achieve a desired velocity in real time. And the experimental results significantly show that the improved haptic guidance, which provides high accuracy and quick response in velocity tracking, is promising velocity guidance HMI.