A system for dynamically maintaining a vehicle speed during a change in road grade comprises a first sensor configured to detect a depression amount of an accelerator pedal and a second sensor configured to monitor the vehicle speed. The system further comprises a vehicle speed control module configured to: receive an indication that the accelerator pedal is depressed; receive an indication of the vehicle speed; determine that the pedal has been depressed within a threshold amount for a threshold time period; determine that the vehicle speed has been maintained within a threshold for the threshold time period; determine whether the change in the road grade is less than a threshold grade; and, based on a determination that the change in the road grade is less than the threshold, automatically adjust a load on a power source of the vehicle to maintain the vehicle speed during the change in road grade.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING VEHICLE SPEED DURING ROAD GRADE CHANGES
18.03.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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