ADJUSTING A HYBRID VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED
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1. A method of adjusting a speed, comprising:
- controlling a hybrid vehicle to maintain a set speed;
adjusting the set speed from a first value to a different, second value in response to a change in a road grade; and
varying an amount of the change in road grade required to cause the adjusting, the varying in response to a time elapsed since a last start-up of the engine.
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Abstract
An example method includes controlling a hybrid vehicle to maintain a set speed, and adjusting the set speed from a first value to a different, second value in response to a change in a road grade.
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1. A method of adjusting a speed, comprising:
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controlling a hybrid vehicle to maintain a set speed; adjusting the set speed from a first value to a different, second value in response to a change in a road grade; and varying an amount of the change in road grade required to cause the adjusting, the varying in response to a time elapsed since a last start-up of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A hybrid vehicle assembly, comprising:
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a road grade detector to monitor a road grade; and a speed controller that maintains a set speed of a hybrid vehicle and adjusts the set speed from a first value to a different, second value in response to a change in the road grade, wherein the speed controller, in response to a time elapsed since a last start-up of an engine, varies the change in the road grade that is required to cause the speed controller to adjust the set speed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 20)
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