VEHICLE PEDAL MISAPPLICATION SAFETY ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD

A vehicle pedal misapplication safety assist system and method are disclosed. The system includes an obstacle detection sensor mounted in a vehicle to detect an obstacle within a reference distance and an accelerator pedal sensor that detects a depression amount of an accelerator pedal. The system also includes a vehicle controller configured to perform control for limiting a driving force of the vehicle when a determination is made that the detected obstacle is within the reference distance and the depression amount of the accelerator pedal is detected, based on a detection signal of the obstacle detection sensor and a detection signal of the accelerator pedal sensor. The system further includes a brake controller configured to perform braking control according to a command from the vehicle controller when the driving force of the vehicle is limited and the distance to the detected obstacle reaches a braking setting distance.