KR20140125498A - Apparatus for controlling brake pedal and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling a brake pedal and a method for controlling the same. The apparatus comprises: a first detection unit which detects whether a car stops or not; a second detection unit which detects a driver′s seat which is not occupied by a driver; a control unit which receives either the information on the stopped car detected by the first detection unit or the information on the unoccupied driver′s seat detected by the second detection unit and includes the already set base information on the stopped car, base information on the unoccupied driver′s seat, and the base information on the initial position of a brake pedal; a determining unit which determines whether the information on the stopped car detected by the first detection unit and the information on the unoccupied driver′s seat detected by the second detection unit are the same with the base information on the stopped car and the base information on the unoccupied driver′s seat according to the control of the control unit; and a compensation part which changes the current position of the brake pedal of the car to the initial position following the base information on the initial position of a brake pedal if the determining unit determined that the information on the stopped car and the information on the unoccupied driver′s seat are the same as the base information on the stooped car and the base information on the unoccupied driver′s seat.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a brake pedal control apparatus,

The present invention relates to a brake pedal control apparatus and a control method thereof.

In general, the brake pedal of a conventional vehicle is provided so as to adjust the braking force by the braking operation of the driver at the time of driving to adjust the braking distance.

However, since the brake pedal of the conventional vehicle has a limitation in accurately returning the current position to the initial position, there is a limit in adjusting the braking distance precisely by the driver at the time of driving.

For example, the brake pedal of the conventional vehicle is deteriorated by the frequent brake operation of the driver, and there is a limit in correctly returning the current position to the initial position. Therefore, the driver has a limitation in accurately adjusting the braking distance at the time of driving.

Therefore, in recent years, an improved brake pedal control apparatus and a control method thereof, which can efficiently and precisely adjust the braking distance by effectively compensating the braking force so as to accurately return the current position to the initial position, have been continuously studied.

An object of the present invention is to provide a brake pedal control apparatus and a control method thereof that can efficiently and precisely adjust the braking distance by effectively compensating the braking force.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a brake pedal control apparatus and a control method therefor which can induce a driver to step on the brake pedal while paying attention to the operation of the brake pedal.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle control apparatus comprising: a first sensing unit for sensing whether a vehicle is currently in a stopping state; A second sensing unit for sensing a current driver's seat non-seating state of a driver aboard the present vehicle; The control unit receives at least one of the current stop situation information sensed by the first sensing unit and the current driver's seat non-seating situation information sensed by the second sensing unit, receives the set reference stop situation information, the reference driver's seat non- A control unit including position information; A determination unit for determining whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit and the current driver's seat unsettled status information detected by the second detection unit is the reference stop situation information and the reference driver's seat unsettled status information under the control of the control unit; And when the current stop situation information and the current driver's seat unsettled situation information are the reference stop situation information and the reference driver's seat unsettled situation information, the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle is set to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information And a compensating unit for compensating the compensating unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second sensing unit senses the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as driver weight information aboard the current driver's seat; The control unit includes reference driver weight information corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular brake system comprising: a first brake pedal sensing unit for sensing an operation output of a current brake pedal; The second sensing unit senses the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as operation output information of the current brake pedal supplied from the first brake pedal sensing unit; The control unit includes operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular brake system comprising: a second brake pedal sensing unit for sensing a change rate of an operation output of a current brake pedal; The second sensing unit senses the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal supplied from the second brake pedal sensing unit; The control section includes information on an operation output change rate of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the compensation unit includes a brake pedal that is compensated for using the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information and the operation output information of the current brake pedal corresponding to the current driver's seat non- The operation output displacement information of the pedal is calculated and the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle is compensated to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the determination unit determines that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information, the determination unit further includes an identification unit that identifies that the current vehicle is a stop situation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the determination unit determines that the current driver's seat non-seating state information is the reference driver's seat unsettled state information, an identification unit that identifies the compensation of the current brake pedal position of the current vehicle to the initial position .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a vehicle, including: a first sensing step of sensing, by a first sensing unit, A first determination step of determining, by the control unit, whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit is the reference stop situation information set in the control unit; A second sensing step of sensing, by the second sensing unit, a current driver's seat non-seating state of the driver aboard the current vehicle when the determination unit determines that the current position information is the reference stop state information; A second determining step of determining, by the control unit, whether the current driver's seat non-seating state information sensed by the second sensing unit is reference driver's seat unsettled state information set in the controller; And when the determining unit determines that the current driver's seat unsettled state information is the reference driver's seat unsettled state information, the compensating unit adjusts the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information set in the controller .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second sensing step may include providing the second sensing unit with the current driver's seat non-seating state of the vehicle to be sensed as the driver's weight information aboard the current driver's seat; And the second determination step includes the step of providing the control unit with the reference driver weight information corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second sensing step further includes a first brake pedal sensing step of sensing an operation output of the current brake pedal by the first brake pedal sensing unit; The second sensing unit is further provided with a brake pedal operation output information sensing step of sensing the current driver's seat non-seating state of the vehicle as the operation output information of the current brake pedal supplied from the first brake pedal sensing unit; And the second determination step is a step of providing the control unit with the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the second sensing step further includes a second brake pedal sensing step of sensing a change rate of an operation output of the current brake pedal by the second brake pedal sensing unit; The second sensing unit is further provided with a brake pedal operation output change rate information sensing step for providing a current driver's seat non-seating status of the current vehicle to be sensed as the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal supplied from the second brake pedal sensing unit; And the second determination step is a step of providing the controller with the operation output change rate information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the compensating step, the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating state information and the operation output information of the current brake pedal corresponding to the current driver's seat non- Calculating the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated for and compensating the position of the current brake pedal of the present vehicle to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a vehicle, comprising: a first determination step of, when a determination unit determines that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information, Is performed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when the determination unit determines that the current driver's seat non-seating state information is the reference driver's seat unsettled state information after the second determination step, the current position of the current brake pedal of the vehicle is set to the initial position And a second discriminating step of discriminating the compensating step in the discriminating part.

According to the brake pedal control apparatus and control method of the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

First, there is an effect that the braking distance can be efficiently and precisely adjusted by efficiently compensating the braking force.

Second, it is possible to induce the driver to step on the brake pedal while paying attention to the operation of the brake pedal.

1 is a block diagram showing a state in which a brake pedal control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is connected to a brake pedal.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the brake pedal control device shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is a flowchart showing a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart showing an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart showing an example of a method of controlling a brake pedal of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
8 is a flowchart showing an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart showing an example of a method of controlling a brake pedal of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart showing an example of a method of controlling a brake pedal of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

≪ Embodiment 1 >

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a state in which a brake pedal control apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is connected to a brake pedal, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus shown in FIG.

1 and 2, a brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 104, a control unit 106, 108 and a compensation unit 110. [

The first sensing unit 102 is provided to sense whether the current vehicle is currently in a stopping state, and the second sensing unit 104 is provided to sense a current driver's seat non-seating state of the driver aboard the present vehicle.

Here, the second sensing unit 104 may be provided to sense the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as driver's weight information aboard the current driver's seat.

Here, the first sensing unit 102 may be provided with a vehicle speed sensor (not shown) for sensing the current speed of the vehicle, though not shown, (Not shown).

Also, although not shown, the second sensing unit 104 may be provided with a load sensor (not shown) provided in a seat (not shown) of a vehicle (not shown) to sense current driver weight information, The present invention is not limited thereto and can be applied to all of the driver's seat non-seating state detecting means (not shown) capable of detecting the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle.

The control unit 106 receives at least one of the current stop situation information sensed by the first sensing unit 102 and the current driver's seat unasserted situation information sensed by the second sensing unit 104, Reference driver's seat non-seating situation information, and reference brake pedal initial position information.

The determination unit 108 determines whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit 102 and the current driver's seat unsettled status information detected by the second detection unit 104 are the reference stop situation information and the reference driver's seat non- In accordance with the control of the control unit 106.

The compensating unit 110 determines the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle when the current stopping state information and the current driver's seat unsettled state information are the reference stopped state information and the reference driver's seat unsettled state information And is provided to compensate to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information.

At this time, the control unit 106 may be provided to include the reference driver weight information corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.

Here, the control unit 106, the determination unit 108, and the compensation unit 110 control the overall operation of the main computer applied to the vehicle and determine the current position of the current brake pedal 10 of the vehicle as the reference brake pedal initial position A general ECU (Electric Control Unit) (not shown) for compensating the initial position according to information, or a processor, a memory, and an input / output device in a single chip to control the overall operation and determine the position of the current brake pedal 10 (MCU) (not shown) that compensates the initial position of the vehicle based on the reference brake pedal initial position information to the initial position. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, All of which can compensate the position of the brake pedal 10 to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information Judgment / control / compensation means.

At this time, the control unit 106, the determination unit 108, and the compensation unit 110 may be integrally provided as an ECU (Electric Control Unit) or an MCU (Micro Control Unit) The determination unit 108 and the compensation unit 110 may be provided separately as an ECU (Electric Control Unit) (not shown) or an MCU (Micro Control Unit, not shown).

A brake pedal control method for controlling the brake pedal 10 using the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention Fig.

3 and 4, the brake pedal control method 300, 400 of the brake pedal control apparatus 100 (FIGS. 1 and 2) according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing step S302 and a second sensing step A first determination step S304, a second sensing step S306, S406, a second determination step S308, S408, and a compensation step S310.

First, the first sensing step (S302) carries out a step of detecting in the first sensing unit (102 in FIG. 2) whether the present vehicle is currently in a stopping state.

Thereafter, the first determination step (S304) determines whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit (102 in FIG. 2) is the reference stop situation information set in the control unit (106 in FIG. 2) (108 in FIG. 2) in accordance with the control of the controller (FIG. 2).

If it is determined in step S306 that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information, the second detection step (S306) And performs sensing in the sensing unit 104 (FIG. 2).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the second sensing step (S406) provides the second sensing unit (104 in FIG. 2) to detect the current driver's seat non-seating state of the vehicle as driver's weight information aboard the current driver's seat Step.

Thereafter, the second determining step S308 determines whether the current driver's seat unsettled status information sensed by the second sensing unit 104 (see FIG. 2) is the reference driver's seat unsettled status information set in the controller (106 of FIG. 2) 2) of FIG. 2 according to the control of FIG. 2).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, in the second determination step S408, the current driver weight information corresponding to the current driver's seat unsettling status information sensed by the second sensing unit 104 (see FIG. 2) (108 in FIG. 2) according to the control of the control unit (106 in FIG. 2) can be performed to determine whether the reference driver weight information corresponds to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information set in the driver's seat.

2 and FIG. 2), when the determination unit (108 in FIG. 2) determines that the current driver's seat unsettled state information is the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, the current compensation pedal 10 to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information set in the control unit (106 in FIG. 2) in the compensation unit (110 in FIG. 2).

The brake pedal control apparatus 100 and the control methods 300 and 400 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 104, a control unit 106, A first sensing step S302, a first determining step S304, a second sensing step S306, S406, a second determining step S308, S408, and a second sensing step including the determining unit 108 and the compensating unit 110, And performs the compensation step S310.

Therefore, the brake pedal control apparatus 100 and the control methods 300 and 400 according to the first embodiment of the present invention are arranged such that when the driver is absent, the current position of the brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle is referred to as the reference brake pedal initial position It is possible to compensate the braking force to the initial position in accordance with the information, so that the braking distance can be efficiently and precisely adjusted by effectively compensating the braking force.

≪ Embodiment 2 >

5 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5, the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing unit 102 and a second sensing unit 102, similar to the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. A control unit 506, a determination unit 108, and a compensation unit 110. The control unit 506 includes a control unit 506,

The function of each component corresponding to the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the organic connection relation between them are identical to those of the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, The functions of the respective components corresponding to the components and their organic connection relations are the same as each other, and therefore, the detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention further includes a first brake pedal sensing unit 512.

That is, the first brake pedal sensing portion 512 is provided to sense the operation output of the current brake pedal 10.

Here, although not shown, the first brake pedal sensing unit 512 may be provided with a brake pedal sensor (not shown) for sensing an operation output of the brake pedal 10, (Not shown) for sensing the operation output of the brake pedal 10.

The second sensing unit 504 of the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured to determine whether the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle is the current brake pedal sensed by the first brake pedal sensing unit 512, And is provided to sense the operation output information of the pedal.

The control unit 506 of the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided to include operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information.

In addition, the compensating unit 510 of the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non- The operation output displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated is calculated using the operation output information of the current brake pedal 10 to be compensated and the current output displacement information of the present vehicle based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated And is provided to compensate the position of the brake pedal 10 to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information.

A brake pedal control method for controlling the brake pedal 10 using the brake pedal control apparatus 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

6, the brake pedal control method 600 of the brake pedal control apparatus (500 of FIG. 5) according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the brake pedal control apparatus of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 and 2 The first sensing step S302, the first determining step S304, the second sensing step S606, the second determining step S608, and the compensating step S610, similar to the brake pedal control method 300 of FIG. ).

The function of each step corresponding to the brake pedal control method 600 of the brake pedal control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and the organic connection relation between them, The functions for the respective steps corresponding to the brake pedal control method 300 of the example brake pedal control apparatus 100 (FIGS. 1 and 2) and the organic connection relation between them are the same, Further explanations will be omitted below.

Here, the second sensing step S606 of the brake pedal control method 600 of the brake pedal control apparatus 500 of FIG. 5 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a first brake pedal sensing step S606a, The pedal operation output information sensing step (S606b) is performed, and the second determination step (S608) and the compensation step (S610) are performed.

The first brake pedal sensing step S606a performs the step of sensing the operation output of the current brake pedal (10 of FIG. 5) in the first brake pedal sensing portion (512 of FIG. 5).

Thereafter, the brake pedal operation output information sensing step S606b is performed to determine whether the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle is present in the second sensing unit (504 in FIG. 5) To be sensed as operation output information of the brake pedal (10 in Fig. 5).

Thereafter, the second determination step S608 determines whether or not the operation output information of the current brake pedal (10 in FIG. 5) corresponding to the current driver's seat unsettled status information sensed by the second sensing unit (504 in FIG. 5) 5) of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information set in the control unit (506 in Fig. 5) is determined by the determination unit (108 in Fig. 5) .

5), the compensating step S610 determines whether the current driver's seat non-seating state information is the reference driver's seat non-seating state information in the determination unit 108 in FIG. 5, The operation of the brake pedal (10 in Fig. 5) to be compensated by using the operation output information of the current brake pedal (10 in Fig. 5) corresponding to the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the situation information and the current driver's seat non- 5) based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated (10 in Fig. 5), and sets the position of the current brake pedal (10 in Fig. 5) To compensate for the position.

The brake pedal control apparatus 500 and the control method 600 thereof according to the second embodiment of the present invention may include a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 504, a control unit 506, The first sensing step S302, the first determining step S304, the second sensing step S606, and the second determining step S502 including the compensating unit 108 and the compensating unit 510 and the first brake pedal sensing unit 512, (S608) and the compensation step (S610).

Therefore, the brake pedal control apparatus 500 and the control method 600 thereof according to the second embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by using the operation output information of the reference brake pedal and the operation output information of the current brake pedal 10, Based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated, calculates the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle based on information on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal 10 at the beginning of the reference brake pedal 10 It is possible to compensate the initial position according to the position information.

Accordingly, the brake pedal control apparatus 500 and the control method 600 thereof according to the second embodiment of the present invention can efficiently and precisely adjust the braking distance by effectively compensating the braking force.

≪ Third Embodiment >

7 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing unit 102 and a second sensing unit 102, similar to the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. A controller 704, a controller 706, a determiner 108, and a compensator 710.

The function of each component corresponding to the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention and the organic connection relation between them are identical to those of the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, The functions of the respective components corresponding to the components and their organic connection relations are the same as each other, and therefore, the detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention further includes a second brake pedal sensing unit 712.

That is, the second brake pedal sensing unit 712 is provided to sense the rate of change of the operation output of the current brake pedal 10.

Here, although not shown, the second brake pedal sensing unit 712 may be provided with a brake pedal sensor (not shown) for sensing the rate of change of the operation output of the brake pedal 10, Pedal operation output change rate detecting means (not shown) for detecting the change rate of the operation output of the pedal 10 is possible.

The second sensing unit 704 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention controls the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle based on the current brake applied from the second brake pedal sensing unit 712, Pedal operation output change rate information.

The control unit 706 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is provided to include the operation output change rate information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information.

In addition, the compensating unit 710 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention may be configured such that the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non- Based on the operation output change rate displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated, the operation output change rate displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated by using the operation output change rate displacement information of the current brake pedal 10 And is provided to compensate the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information.

A brake pedal control method for controlling the brake pedal 10 using the brake pedal control apparatus 700 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

8 is a flowchart showing an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the brake pedal control method 800 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 (FIG. 7) according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as the brake pedal control apparatus The first sensing step S302, the first determining step S304, the second sensing step S806, the second determining step S808, and the compensating step S810 of the brake pedal control method 300 of FIG. ).

The function of each step corresponding to the brake pedal control method 800 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 of FIG. 7 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and the organic connection relation between them, The functions for the respective steps corresponding to the brake pedal control method 300 of the example brake pedal control apparatus 100 (FIGS. 1 and 2) and the organic connection relation between them are the same, Further explanations will be omitted below.

Here, the second sensing step S806 of the brake pedal control method 800 of the brake pedal control apparatus 700 of FIG. 7 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a second brake pedal sensing step S806a, The pedal operation output change rate information sensing step (S806b) is performed, and the second determination step (S808) and the compensation step (S810) are performed.

The second brake pedal sensing step S806a performs the step of sensing the change rate of the operation output of the current brake pedal (10 of FIG. 7) in the second brake pedal sensing portion (712 of FIG. 7).

Thereafter, the brake pedal operation output change rate information sensing step S806b is performed so that the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle is supplied to the second sensing unit 704 of FIG. 7 from the second brake pedal sensing unit 712 of FIG. 7 To be detected by the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal (10 in Fig. 7).

Thereafter, in the second determination step S808, the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal (10 in FIG. 7) corresponding to the current driver's seat unsettled status information sensed by the second sensing unit (704 in FIG. 7) 7) of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information set in step 706 in FIG. 7) is determined by the determination unit (108 in FIG. 7) under the control of the control unit .

Lastly, in the compensation step S810, when the determination unit (108 in FIG. 7) determines that the current driver's seat unsettled status information is the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, the compensation unit (710 in FIG. 7) The brake pedal (10 of Fig. 7) to be compensated by using the operation output change rate information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the situation information and the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal (10 of Fig. 7) corresponding to the current driver seat non- (10 in Fig. 5) based on the operation output change rate displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated (10 in Fig. 5) to the initial brake pedal initial position And performs a step of compensating the initial position according to the information.

The brake pedal control apparatus 700 and the control method thereof 800 according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 704, a control unit 706, A first sensing step S302, a first determining step S304, a second sensing step S806, and a second determining step S802 including the compensating unit 108 and the compensating unit 710 and the second brake pedal sensing unit 712, (S808) and the compensation step (S810).

Therefore, the brake pedal control apparatus 700 and the control method thereof 800 according to the third embodiment of the present invention can compensate for the operation of the brake pedal 10 by using the operation output change rate information of the reference brake pedal and the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal 10 And calculates the position of the present brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle based on the operation output change rate displacement information of the brake pedal 10 to be compensated when the driver is absent The initial position can be compensated in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information.

Accordingly, the brake pedal control apparatus 700 and the control method 800 thereof according to the third embodiment of the present invention can efficiently and precisely match the braking distance by effectively compensating the braking force.

<Fourth Embodiment>

9 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9, a brake pedal control apparatus 900 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing unit 102 and a second sensing unit 102, similar to the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. A controller 104, a controller 106, a determiner 108, and a compensator 110.

The function of each component corresponding to the brake pedal control apparatus 900 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention and the organic connection relation between them are identical to those of the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, The functions of the respective components corresponding to the components and their organic connection relations are the same as each other, and therefore, the detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control apparatus 900 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention further includes an identification unit 914. [

That is, when the determination unit 108 determines that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information, the identification unit 914 is provided to identify that the current vehicle is a stop situation.

At this time, although not shown, the identification unit 914 interfaces with a speaker (not shown), a light emitting member (not shown), and a user and a machine provided by the driver in order to identify the information or state of the vehicle, (Not shown) including at least one of an HMI (Human Machine Interface) module (not shown) and a HUD (Head-Up Display) module (not shown) (Human Machine Interface) message display operation of the HMI (Human Machine Interface) module (not shown) and a HUD (Head-UP Display) message display operation of the HUD It is possible to identify that the current vehicle is a stop situation.

A brake pedal control method for controlling the brake pedal 10 using the brake pedal control apparatus 900 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

10 is a flowchart showing an example of the brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 10, a brake pedal control method 1000 of a brake pedal control apparatus (900 of Fig. 9) according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is similar to that of the brake pedal control apparatus 1000 of Figs. 1 and 2 The first sensing step S302, the first determining step S304, the second sensing step S306, the second determining step S308, and the compensating step S310, similar to the brake pedal control method 300 of FIG. ).

The function of each step corresponding to the brake pedal control method 1000 of the brake pedal control apparatus 900 of FIG. 9 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the organic connection relation between them, The functions for the respective steps corresponding to the brake pedal control method 300 of the example brake pedal control apparatus 100 (FIGS. 1 and 2) and the organic connection relation between them are the same, Further explanations will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control method 1000 of the brake pedal control apparatus (900 of FIG. 9) according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention further includes a first discriminating step (S1005) after the first judging step (S304) .

For example, the brake pedal control method 1000 of the brake pedal control apparatus (900 of FIG. 9) according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, after the first determination step (S304) and before the second sensing step (S306) The first identification step (S1005) can be performed.

9, the brake pedal control method 1000 of the brake pedal control apparatus (900 of FIG. 9) according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is not shown, but after the first determination step (not shown) (Not shown) in synchronization with a step (not shown).

If it is determined in step S1005 that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information, the first identification step S1005 identifies the current vehicle as a stop situation in the identification unit 914 in FIG. 9 .

The brake pedal control apparatus 900 and the control method thereof according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention may include a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 104, a control unit 106, A first sensing step S302, a first determining step S304, a first identifying step S1005, a second sensing step S306, and a second sensing step S306 including the compensating unit 108 and the compensating unit 110 and the identifying unit 914, A second determination step S308 and a compensation step S310 are performed.

Therefore, in the brake pedal control apparatus 900 and the control method 1000 thereof according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, when the driver is absent, the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle is set to the reference brake pedal initial position information Accordingly, the braking force can be efficiently compensated, and the braking distance can be accurately and accurately adjusted.

In addition, the brake pedal control apparatus 900 and the control method thereof 1000 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention can identify that the current vehicle is in a stop state when the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information.

Accordingly, since the brake pedal control apparatus 900 and the control method 1000 thereof according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention can recognize that the current vehicle is in a stopped state, it is possible to reduce the operation of the brake pedal 10 The position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle can be quickly compensated to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information. Therefore, the braking force can be efficiently and quickly compensated for efficiently and quickly adjusting the braking distance.

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11 is a block diagram showing an example of a brake pedal control apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

11, a brake pedal control apparatus 1100 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensing unit 102 and a second sensing unit 102, similar to the brake pedal control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. A controller 104, a controller 106, a determiner 108, and a compensator 110.

The function of each component corresponding to the brake pedal control device 1100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention and the organic connection relation between them are identical to those of the brake pedal control device 100 according to the first embodiment, The functions of the respective components corresponding to the components and their organic connection relations are the same as each other, and therefore, the detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention further includes an identification unit 1114. [

That is, when the determination unit 108 determines that the current driver's seat non-seating state information is the reference driver's seat non-seating state information, the identifying unit 1114 compensates the current position of the current brake pedal 10 of the vehicle to the initial position Lt; / RTI &gt;

At this time, although not shown, the identification unit 1114 may include a speaker (not shown) and a light emitting member (not shown), which are provided for the driver to identify the information or state of the vehicle, (Not shown) including at least one of an HMI (Human Machine Interface) module (not shown) and a HUD (Head-Up Display) module (not shown) (Human Machine Interface) message display operation of the HMI (Human Machine Interface) module (not shown) and a HUD (Head-UP Display) message display operation of the HUD To compensate the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle to the initial position.

A brake pedal control method for controlling the brake pedal 10 using the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.

12 is a flowchart showing an example of a brake pedal control method of the brake pedal control apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

12, the brake pedal control method 1200 of the brake pedal control apparatus (1100 of FIG. 11) according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the brake pedal control apparatus 1200 of the first embodiment The first sensing step S302, the first determining step S304, the second sensing step S306, the second determining step S308, and the compensating step S310, similar to the brake pedal control method 300 of FIG. ).

The function of each step corresponding to the brake pedal control method 1200 of the brake pedal control device 1100 (1100 of FIG. 11) according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and the organic connection relation between them, The functions for the respective steps corresponding to the brake pedal control method 300 of the example brake pedal control apparatus 100 (FIGS. 1 and 2) and the organic connection relation between them are the same, Further explanations will be omitted below.

Here, the brake pedal control method 1200 of the brake pedal control apparatus (1100 of FIG. 11) according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention further includes a second discriminating step (S1209) after the second determining step (S308) .

For example, the brake pedal control method 1200 of the brake pedal control apparatus (1100 of FIG. 11) according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is configured such that after the second determination step (S308) and before the compensation step (S310) The identification step (S1209) can be performed.

The brake pedal control method 1200 of the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 of FIG. 11 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is not shown, but after the second determination step (not shown), the compensation step (Not shown) to perform a second identification step (not shown).

11), when the determination unit (108 of FIG. 11) determines that the current driver's seat unsettled status information is the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, the second identification step (S1209) (1114 in Fig. 11) to compensate for the position of the first lens group to the initial position.

The brake pedal control apparatus 1100 and the control method 1200 thereof according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention may include a first sensing unit 102, a second sensing unit 104, a control unit 106, A first sensing step S302, a first determining step S304, a second sensing step S306, a second determining step S308, and a second sensing step S308 including the compensating unit 108 and the compensating unit 110 and the identifying unit 1114, A second identification step (S1209) and a compensation step (S310) are performed.

Therefore, in the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 and the control method 1200 thereof according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, when the driver is absent, the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle is set to the reference brake pedal initial position information Accordingly, the braking force can be efficiently compensated, and the braking distance can be accurately and accurately adjusted.

In addition, the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 and the control method 1200 thereof according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention allow the driver to identify the compensation of the current position of the vehicle brake pedal 10 to the initial position do.

Therefore, the brake pedal control apparatus 1100 and the control method 1200 thereof according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention can recognize that the position of the current brake pedal 10 of the current vehicle is compensated to the initial position, It is possible to induce the driver to step on the brake pedal 10 while paying attention to the operation of the brake pedal 10, thereby being able to induce a careful operation.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

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A first sensing unit for sensing whether the present vehicle is currently in a stop state;
A second sensing unit for sensing a current driver's seat non-seating state of the driver aboard the current vehicle;
Wherein the control unit receives at least one of the current stop situation information sensed by the first sensing unit and the current driver's seat non-seating situation information sensed by the second sensing unit, receives the set reference stop situation information, the reference driver's seat non- A control unit including pedal initial position information;
Wherein the control unit determines whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit and the current driver's seat unsettled status information detected by the second detection unit is the reference stop situation information and the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, ; And
When the current stop situation information and the current driver's seat unsettled situation information are the reference stop situation information and the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, the determination unit determines the current brake pedal position of the current vehicle as the initial brake pedal initial position And a compensating section for compensating for the initial position in accordance with the information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second sensing unit comprises:
Detecting the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as driver's weight information aboard the current driver's seat;
Wherein,
And reference driver weight information corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a first brake pedal sensing unit for sensing an operation output of the current brake pedal;
Wherein the second sensing unit comprises:
Sensing the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as operation output information of the current brake pedal supplied from the first brake pedal sensing unit;
Wherein,
And operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a second brake pedal sensing unit for sensing a rate of change of the operation output of the current brake pedal;
Wherein the second sensing unit comprises:
Sensing the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal supplied from the second brake pedal sensing unit;
Wherein,
And information on an operation output change rate of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat unsettling status information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the compensation unit comprises:
The operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated is calculated by using the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating state information and the operation output information of the current brake pedal corresponding to the current driver's seat non- And compensates the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an identification unit for identifying the current vehicle as a stop situation when the determination unit determines that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an identification unit for identifying the compensation of the current position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle to the initial position when the determination unit determines that the current driver's seat unsettled status information is the reference driver's seat unsettled status information, controller.
A first sensing step of sensing, by the first sensing unit, whether the current vehicle is currently in a stop state;
A first determination step of determining, by the control unit, whether the current stop situation information detected by the first detection unit is the reference stop situation information set in the control unit;
A second sensing step of sensing, by the second sensing unit, a current driver's seat non-seating state of the driver aboard the current vehicle when the determination unit determines that the current stop state information is the reference stop state information;
A second determination step of determining, by the control unit, whether the current driver's seat unsettled status information sensed by the second sensing unit is reference driver's seat unsettled status information set in the controller; And
When the determination unit determines that the current driver's seat non-seating state information is the reference driver's seat non-seating state information, the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle is matched with the reference brake pedal initial position information set in the controller in the compensation unit And a compensating step of compensating the initial position of the brake pedal to an initial position.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the second sensing step comprises:
Providing the second sensing unit to detect the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as driver's weight information aboard the current driver's seat;
Wherein the second determination step comprises:
And providing the control unit with reference driver weight information corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the second sensing step comprises:
Further comprising: a first brake pedal sensing step of sensing an operation output of the current brake pedal by a first brake pedal sensing unit;
Wherein the second sensing unit further includes a brake pedal operation output information sensing step of sensing the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as motion output information of a current brake pedal supplied from the first brake pedal sensing unit ;
Wherein the second determination step comprises:
And providing the control unit with the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the second sensing step comprises:
Further comprising: a second brake pedal sensing step of sensing a change rate of an operation output of the current brake pedal by a second brake pedal sensing unit;
And the second sensing unit is provided to sense the current driver's seat non-seating state of the current vehicle as the operation output change rate information of the current brake pedal supplied from the second brake pedal sensing unit ;
Wherein the second determination step comprises:
Wherein the step of providing the brake pedal includes the operation output change rate information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating situation information.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the compensating step comprises:
The operation output change of the brake pedal to be compensated by using the operation output information of the reference brake pedal corresponding to the reference driver's seat non-seating state information and the operation output information of the current brake pedal corresponding to the current driver's seat non- And compensating the position of the current brake pedal of the current vehicle to the initial position in accordance with the reference brake pedal initial position information based on the operation output displacement information of the brake pedal to be compensated. Pedal control method.
9. The method of claim 8,
After the first determination step,
Further comprising a first discriminating step of discriminating, by the discriminating unit, that the current vehicle is in a stop state when the judging unit judges that the current stop situation information is the reference stop situation information.
9. The method of claim 8,
After the second determination step,
A second discrimination step of discriminating, by the discrimination unit, the compensation of the position of the current brake pedal of the present vehicle to the initial position when the judging unit judges that the current driver's seat non- To the brake pedal.

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