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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Richard Schulman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ronald Van Houten, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard Schulman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ronald Van Houten, Kalamazoo, 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 precursory auxiliary mode event of the vehicle () subsequent to the first incident and prior to a presence of the auxiliary mode, and de-actuating the resistive device () in response to the precursory auxiliary mode event to remove the applied resistance.