A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS, REMOTELY-CONTROLLED, OR MANUAL OPERATION OF A VEHICLE

The present embodiments relate to a vehicle control system 350 for controlling a vehicle and to a method 800 of operating such a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system 350 may include an inceptor 204 adapted for controlling a servo-assisted control unit 205a via a mechanical linkage 205, first and second force generating devices 340, 365 that are mechanically connected to the inceptor 204 in parallel and provided for generating respective first and second forces that act in operation on the inceptor 204, a hands-on/off detection management unit 374, and a decoupling device 361 that mechanically decouples the second force generating device 365 from the inceptor 204 based on a control signal from the hands-on/off detection management unit 374.