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Safety system for a motor vehicle

  • US 5,987,372 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1997
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Safety system for a motor vehicle having an internal-combustion engine, comprising:

  • a sensor for measuring an accelerator pedal position,means for determining an actual value for at least one operating parameter which is indicative of an operating condition of the internal-combustion engine;

    means for determining at least one quantity indicative of vehicle propulsion;

    means for determining a desired value for vehicle propulsion and a desired value for the operating parameter indicative of the operating condition of the internal-combustion engine, based on the accelerator pedal position;

    means for adjusting the actual value of the operating parameter indicative of the operating condition of the internal-combustion engine to correspond to the determined desired value thereof; and

    means for the continuously comparing the actual and desired values for vehicle propulsion, and for recognizing a fault if there is a deviation of the actual value from the desired value.

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