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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2002
M. Nabeel Tarabishy, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Gerald H Engelman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Henrik Lind, Torslanda, SE;
Alexander Modigsson, Gunnilse, SE;
John Vincent Bond, III, Inkster, MI (US);
Levasseur Tellis, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A multiple channel braking notification system includes an accelerator pedal and an accelerator pedal actuator for applying a variable force to the accelerator pedal. A forward detection apparatus is used to detect the relative distance and speed to a target vehicle. A controller monitors the relative distance and speed to notify the driver to slow down. Driver notification is accomplished by applying a predetermined amount of variable force to the accelerator pedal. The amount of force applied is proportional to the level of braking required.