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Vehicle control system

US8521338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2010
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2059/003
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control system capable of improving drivability by reflecting driving environment and driving preference accurately on driving characteristics. The vehicle control system is configured to change an index for setting driving characteristics of the vehicle. When accelerations Gx and Gy are changed, a sportiness index is changed in a different manner depending on a detail of an operation for changing accelerations Gx and Gy executed by a driver, thereby reflecting the driving preference of the driver appearing on the operation can be reflected on sportiness of the vehicle.

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