Drive train control for a motor vehicle

US6188945A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Friedrich Graf · Eggenfelden, DE
• Gregor Probst · Landshut, DE
• Roman Strasser · Gaimersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H2061/0081
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An integrated drive train control system for a motor vehicle interprets the position of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal as a wheel torque desired by the driver. A calculating device receives signals representing the positions of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal. Central control parameters for the drive sources and for the decelerating units of the drive train are generated on the basis of the position signals. A classification device evaluates the sensor signals from the drive train and classifies operating parameters of the motor vehicle.