Accelerator opening setting apparatus, method thereof and motor vehicle equipped with the apparatus
US6879902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/945
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
When the vehicle speed is within a range equal to or greater than a threshold value in which the vehicle is often cruised, a cruising accelerator opening is set as an accelerator opening needed to cruise the vehicle at the vehicle speed, and a cruise-purposed convergence opening corresponding to the amount of depression of an accelerator pedal requested of a driver is set at the time of cruise. An offset opening is calculated as a deviation between the set cruising accelerator opening and the set cruise-purposed convergence opening. Then, the accelerator opening for calculating a power needed to run the vehicle is set at the sum of the offset opening and an pedal opening corresponding to the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal.
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