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Two-pedal vehicular acceleration control system

  • US 6,480,779 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2001
  • Issued: 11/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:

  • sensing driver control information from each of at least two foot actuated pedals of a vehicle;

    electronically analyzing said sensed information and determining a driver desired vehicle acceleration from said sensed information;

    controlling an acceleration affecting system of said vehicle to urge said vehicle toward said driver desired vehicle acceleration; and

    configuring said acceleration affecting system to include a power supplying sub-system and a braking sub-system, said power supplying sub-system and said braking sub-system establishing opposed acceleration affecting sub-systems.

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