VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

• Main Author: YANG, MO RAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 21.07.2014
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; 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; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLETECHNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The present invention relates to a vehicle control apparatus comprising a mode selecting switch for setting a safe driving control mode; a front sensor for detecting a distance with an object in the front of a vehicle; a yaw rate/lateral acceleration sensor for detecting the yaw rate and lateral acceleration of the vehicle; a wheel speed sensor for detecting the speed of multiple wheels mounted on the vehicle; and a control part for controlling the close state of a throttle valve to be maintained, and the brake operation of a brake device to be performed at the same time by determining the misoperation of the accelerator pedal based on detecting information acquired through the front sensor, the yaw rate/lateral acceleration sensor, and the wheel speed sensor when a safe driving control mode selecting signal is inputted from the mode selecting switch. Therefore, an automobile accident caused by the misoperation of an accelerator pedal can be effectively prevented.