System for controlling a driving device of a vehicle
US5215159A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9321
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for controlling running of a vehicle comprises a switch for setting a slow-run mode, a sensor for detecting that the brake is being applied, a driving force control device mechanically separated from the accelerator for controlling a driving force of the vehicle, a sensor for detecting the running speed of the vehicle, a switch for setting a slow-run speed command signal. A target speed is generated on the basis of information concerning the brake activation and, the running speed of the vehicle and the slow-run speed command signal value. In the slow-run mode, when the brake is not applied, the driving force control device is driven to cause the vehicle to run at the target slow-run speed, and when the brake is applied, the driving force control device is driven so that no driving force is produced at least in the direction of travel of the vehicle.
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