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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Kohei Maruyama, Wako, JP;
Naoto Sen, Wako, JP;
Hideto Nebuya, Wako, JP;
Toshihiko Sato, Wako, JP;
Takayuki Yoshimura, Wako, JP;
Go Suzaki, Wako, JP;
Hirotaka Takiguchi, Wako, JP;
Masaru Kanda, Wako, JP;
Kohei Maruyama, Wako, JP;
Naoto Sen, Wako, JP;
Hideto Nebuya, Wako, JP;
Toshihiko Sato, Wako, JP;
Takayuki Yoshimura, Wako, JP;
Go Suzaki, Wako, JP;
Hirotaka Takiguchi, Wako, JP;
Masaru Kanda, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accelerator pedal reaction force control device for controlling a depression reaction force of an accelerator pedal provided to a motor vehicle, the control device including: a reaction force actuator that provides the accelerator pedal with a depression reaction force; a target reaction force setting unit that sets a target depression reaction force; and a vehicle speed maintenance depression amount setting unit that sets an amount of depression of the accelerator pedal for maintaining a current vehicle speed as a vehicle speed maintenance depression amount, wherein, when a pedal depression amount exceeds the vehicle speed maintenance depression amount, the target reaction force setting unit performs a cruize assist whereby the target depression reaction force is set to a value of a cruize assist depression reaction force.