Method and system to control electronic throttle sensitivity
First Claim
1. An electronic throttle control system for a motorized vehicle comprising:
- a sensor providing a signal corresponding to a relative position of an accelerator pedal between an undepressed position and a fully depressed position at a first predetermined time interval;
a memory device for storing a plurality of provided signals from the sensor;
a controller configured to determine a motor control signal as a function of a predetermined quantity of provided signals stored in the memory device and to send the motor control signal to the motor at a second predetermined time interval for modulating operating speed of the motor wherein the predetermined quantity of stored signals used in the determination of the motor control signal is modifiable by an operator input such that either additional or fewer stored signals are used by the controller in determining the motor control speed for adjusting throttle sensitivity, wherein the predetermined quantity of signals from the sensor are averaged by the controller to calculate the motor control signal; and
the memory device configured upon storing the predetermined number of provided signals, to discard an older signal from the memory device and replace the older signal with a more recent signal.
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Abstract
An electronic throttle control system for a motorized vehicle includes a sensor providing a signal corresponding to a relative position of an accelerator pedal between an undepressed position and a fully depressed position at a first predetermined time interval. A memory device is provided for storing a plurality of provided signals. A controller is provided for averaging a predetermined number of provided signals and sending the averaged signal to the motor at a second predetermined time interval for modulating operating speed of the motor. Upon the memory device storing the predetermined number of provided signals, provided signals are discarded from the memory device on a first in, first out basis.
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1. An electronic throttle control system for a motorized vehicle comprising:
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a sensor providing a signal corresponding to a relative position of an accelerator pedal between an undepressed position and a fully depressed position at a first predetermined time interval; a memory device for storing a plurality of provided signals from the sensor; a controller configured to determine a motor control signal as a function of a predetermined quantity of provided signals stored in the memory device and to send the motor control signal to the motor at a second predetermined time interval for modulating operating speed of the motor wherein the predetermined quantity of stored signals used in the determination of the motor control signal is modifiable by an operator input such that either additional or fewer stored signals are used by the controller in determining the motor control speed for adjusting throttle sensitivity, wherein the predetermined quantity of signals from the sensor are averaged by the controller to calculate the motor control signal; and the memory device configured upon storing the predetermined number of provided signals, to discard an older signal from the memory device and replace the older signal with a more recent signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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