Method for operating a vehicle
US7909734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D11/105
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Vehicle operation is controllable and/or regulatable by specifying a driver request describing a setpoint rotational speed or a setpoint torque via an accelerator pedal, detecting the instantaneous position of the accelerator pedal and controlling and/or regulating the internal combustion engine such that the setpoint rotational speed or setpoint torque is achievable. To provide for a sustained-action brake to be easily operated in the vehicle, and increase the vehicle's range of use, one of possible braking actions of the vehicle is specified by selecting a determined position of the pedal. As a function of an instantaneously detected position of the accelerator pedal, the operation of the vehicle is controlled and/or regulated such that braking power specified via the accelerator pedal is achieved. A variation in the braking power specified via the accelerator pedal is also converted as continuously as possible to a corresponding braking power by suitably activating additional components or devices.
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