Method and device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle
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1. A method for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- signaling an event kinesthetically; and
based on a detection of the event, changing an output variable of the drive unit in a stepwise manner, as a function of whether the vehicle is in an overrun state or an acceleration state.
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Abstract
A method and a device for controlling the drive unit of a vehicle make possible an effective kinesthetic signaling of an event. Based on a detection of the event, an output variable of the drive unit is changed in a stepwise manner, as a function of whether the vehicle is in an overrun state or an acceleration state.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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signaling an event kinesthetically; and
based on a detection of the event, changing an output variable of the drive unit in a stepwise manner, as a function of whether the vehicle is in an overrun state or an acceleration state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle comprising:
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means for kinesthetically signaling an event;
means for detecting the event;
means for detecting at least one of an overrun state and an acceleration state; and
means for changing an output variable of the drive unit, such that, based on the detection of the event, the output variable of the drive unit is changed in a stepwise manner, as a function of whether the vehicle is in the overrun state or the acceleration state.
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