Control system for a vehicle
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1. A control system for a vehicle having an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal, comprising:
- a detection device for producing signals which describe operation and state of the vehicle, including actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal;
a brake servo device for automatically applying a braking force to the vehicle; and
a control unit which receives signals produced by the detection device, and generates actuating signals for switching on and off the brake servo device;
wherein said control unit commences an “
acceleration by driver—
automatic braking”
mode of said vehicle in response to detection of a predetermined pattern of control actions by an operator; and
of the vehicle during a time when the vehicle is in said “
acceleration by driver—
automatic braking”
mode, said control unit such that the brake servo device is switched on only when the accelerator pedal is in a released state, and is switched off only when the accelerator pedal is in an actuated state.
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Abstract
A control system for a vehicle has a detection device for generating signals which describe the operating and vehicle state. The latter signals are supplied to a regulating and control unit which generates actuating signals for switching on and off a vehicle component that influences a brake servo device for automatically producing braking force if the accelerator pedal is not actuated by the driver. This “acceleration—automatic braking” mode is triggered if the brake pedal has been actuated in a prescribed manner within a defined period of time.
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22 Claims
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1. A control system for a vehicle having an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal, comprising:
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a detection device for producing signals which describe operation and state of the vehicle, including actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal;
a brake servo device for automatically applying a braking force to the vehicle; and
a control unit which receives signals produced by the detection device, and generates actuating signals for switching on and off the brake servo device;
whereinsaid control unit commences an “
acceleration by driver—
automatic braking”
mode of said vehicle in response to detection of a predetermined pattern of control actions by an operator; and
of the vehicleduring a time when the vehicle is in said “
acceleration by driver—
automatic braking”
mode, said control unit such that the brake servo device is switched on only when the accelerator pedal is in a released state, and is switched off only when the accelerator pedal is in an actuated state.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling operation of a vehicle having an accelerator pedal and vehicle brakes, comprising:
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detecting occurrence of a predetermined pattern of control actions by an operator of the vehicle;
in response to detection of said predetermined pattern of control actions, commencing an automatic braking mode;
during said automatic braking mode, controlling acceleration and deceleration of said vehicle by activating and deactivating an automatic braking operation of said vehicle brakes as a function of an operation state of said accelerator input by said operator, such that automatic braking operation is activated only when said accelerator pedal is in a released state, and is deactivated only when said accelerator pedal is in a depressed state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for controlling operation of a vehicle having an accelerator pedal and vehicle brakes, comprising:
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means for detecting occurrence of a predetermined pattern of control actions by an operator of the vehicle;
means, operative in response to detection of said predetermined pattern of control actions, for controlling acceleration and deceleration of said vehicle by activating and deactivating an automatic braking operation of said vehicle brakes as a function of an operation state of said accelerator pedal input by said operator, such that automatic braking is activated only when said accelerator pedal is in a released state, and is deactivated only when said accelerator pedal is in a depressed state. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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