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Motor vehicle speed control system

US4138723A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 12, 1977
Grant dateFeb 6, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 12, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K31/047
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital speed control system including a processor performing arithmetical and logic operations in response to command inputs from the operator to maintain the present vehicle speed, to accelerate at a substantially constant rate to a new cruising speed or to a previously established cruising speed is disclosed. Certain processor operations are phased to speed sensor pulses to permit rate of change of speed computations to be performed with minimum hardware.

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