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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11008021 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2016

Manual mode training system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yuzhou Li, Dearborn, MI (US);

Grant Inskeep, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Brandon Hicks

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Justin Holmes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/18 (2006.01); F16H 59/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 59/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); F16H 59/0204 (2013.01); F16H 59/18 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 61/0248 (2013.01); F16H 63/42 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/902 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 59/58 (2013.01); F16H 2059/003 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0247 (2013.01); F16H 2059/666 (2013.01); F16H 2061/248 (2013.01); F16H 2063/426 (2013.01);
Abstract

A manual mode training system for a vehicle having a manual transmission or a 'manual mode' transmission controlled by a paddle shifter. The system includes a sensor to obtain force and position information from a foot pedal of the vehicle, and a processor to receive the information. Based on the information, the processor may predict an intended vehicle response, determine an appropriate gear to achieve the intended vehicle response, and notify a driver, through a haptic feedback mechanism, how to shift the transmission of the vehicle to reach the appropriate gear. A corresponding method is also disclosed and claimed herein.

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