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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuki Mizukami, Susono, JP;
Kuninori Kumagai, Sunto-gun, JP;
Satoshi Yamanaka, Gotemba, JP;
Kazumi Hoshiya, Gotemba, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system configured to reduce physical stress on a driver to operate an accelerator pedal without reducing acceleration feel. The vehicle control system selects a first driving force property if an estimated stress on an ankle is less than a threshold value, and selects a second driving force property if the estimated stress on the ankle is greater than the threshold value to reduce the stress on the ankle. When the second driving force property is selected, a target driving force is reduced less than a target driving force calculated based on the first driving force property. In this case, the vehicle control system reduces a difference between: a ratio of acceleration to a pedal force given that the first driving force property is selected; and a ratio of acceleration to the pedal force given that the second driving force property is selected.