Vehicle control system and recording media recorded with programs for the system
US6292736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2059/666
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control system comprising a vehicle speed sensor for detecting the speed of a vehicle; a road situation storage device for storing road structures and conditions; a recommended gear stage determining device for determining a recommended gear stage of an automatic transmission on the basis of the vehicle speed and the road structures and conditions; a present position detecting device for detecting the present position of the vehicle; a present position recognizing device for recognizing the present position of the vehicle, as detected by the present position detecting device; a control content selecting device for evaluating at least one of the present position detecting device and the present position recognizing device to select the control content on the basis of the evaluation result; and a speed change processing device for changing the speed in accordance with the control content selected by the control content selecting device.
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