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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Ronald Van Houten, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard Schulman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey Tenebaum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ronald Van Houten, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard Schulman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jeffrey Tenebaum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of controlling the behavior of an occupant of a vehicle () includes sensing an auxiliary mode of the vehicle () and comparing a first vehicle operation mode to a predetermined threshold to determine a first incident. The method proceeds by actuating a resistive device in response to the first incident to apply a resistance to an operational input by an occupant of the vehicle. The method is characterized by monitoring a second vehicle operation mode of the vehicle subsequent to the first incident and adjusting the applied resistance in proportion to the second vehicle operation mode. The second vehicle operation mode can include monitoring the distance traveled by the vehicle, monitoring the speed or acceleration of the vehicle, monitoring the time of vehicle mobilization, or monitoring a first period of time since the first incident.