RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD: abstract simplified (18188722)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18188722 Titled 'RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a device designed to suppress rapid acceleration in a vehicle. The device includes several components such as a gearshift position sensor, an accelerator pedal sensor, an accelerator operation detector, and an acceleration control module. The device is capable of controlling the vehicle's drive system to suppress acceleration when the gearshift is in a non-drive position and the accelerator pedal is suddenly depressed. Additionally, when the gearshift is changed from non-drive to drive while the accelerator pedal is depressed, the device allows the vehicle to travel at a low speed and then gradually accelerate up to a predetermined limit.

Original Abstract Submitted

A rapid acceleration suppression device of a vehicle includes: a shift position acquisition part configured to acquire an operation position of a gearshift; an accelerator position acquisition part configured to acquire a depression amount of an accelerator pedal; an accelerator operation determination part configured to determine an operating state of the accelerator pedal; and an acceleration suppression control part configured to provide control over a vehicle drive part, (i) such that acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed, when the position of the gearshift is in a non-drive range and also when the accelerator operation determination part determines that a sudden depression of the accelerator pedal, and (ii) such that the vehicle travels at a low speed, and then, at an accelerated speed within a prescribed upper limit, when the position of the gearshift is changed from the non-drive to drive range, while the accelerator pedal is kept on being depressed.