Patent · US Expired

Method and arrangement for controlling the speed of a vehicle

US6273204A · kind A · utility

15Cited by

18References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hermann Winner · Bietigheim, DE
Stefan Witte · Minden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2000
Grant date	Aug 14, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2720/106
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling the road speed of a vehicle. In this method and arrangement, the limitation of the speed change of the vehicle is cancelled or set to higher values in dependence upon the dynamic performance of the vehicle wanted by the driver and especially in dependence upon the switching state of at least one element, which is actuable by the driver.

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