VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system, which is configured to adjust control characteristics governing behaviors of a vehicle in accordance with a driving preference of a driver, comprising:
- a shifting means for shifting a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from an accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver; and
wherein the threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to sense a linear change in the acceleration from zero.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system for adjusting control characteristics governing behaviors of a vehicle in accordance with a driving preference of a driver. The vehicle control system is comprised of a shifting means that shifts a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from an accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver. The threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to sense a linear change in the acceleration from zero.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system, which is configured to adjust control characteristics governing behaviors of a vehicle in accordance with a driving preference of a driver, comprising:
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a shifting means for shifting a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from an accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver; and wherein the threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to sense a linear change in the acceleration from zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. The vehicle control system as claimed in,
wherein the control characteristics are adjusted to enhance agility of behaviors of the vehicle in accordance with an increase in a value of the index.
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11. A vehicle control system, which is configured to adjust control characteristics governing behaviors of a vehicle in accordance with a driving preference of a driver, comprising:
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a shifting device configured to shift a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from a accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver; and wherein the threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to since a linear change in the acceleration from zero.
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