DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF

• Main Authors: OTSUBO TOMONORI, DAIKOKUYA YOKO, MIYAZAKI TORU, KAMIMURA HIROKI, UMEZU DAISUKE, TAKEDA YUSAKU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.07.2011
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the evaluation of the operability of a pedal by simulation under the consideration of a contact impedance. SOLUTION: A lower limb-pedal system model is set by modeling the kinetic characteristics of the lower limb of a driver with characteristics including a rotary hinge joint having the hip hinge part 1, the knee hinge part 2, the ankle hinge part 3 and the tiptoe hinge part 4 and respective contact impedances between the sole and a pedal, between a floor and the heel and between a seat cushion and the thigh. The behavior of the lower limb is predicted based on the lower limb-pedal system model, and pedal operability is evaluated from the predicted behavior. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT