US Patent Application 18188722. RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD simplified abstract
RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Fumiaki Yoshikawa of Tokyo (JP)
Hisanori Yanagida of Tokyo (JP)
Satoshi Matsushita of Tokyo (JP)
Takashi Watanabe of Tokyo (JP)
RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18188722 Titled 'RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHOD'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a device that can suppress rapid acceleration in a vehicle. It includes several components such as a gearshift position sensor, an accelerator pedal sensor, and an accelerator operation determination module. The device controls the vehicle's drive system to limit acceleration in certain situations, such as when the gearshift is in a non-drive range and there is a sudden depression of the accelerator pedal. It also allows the vehicle to travel at a low speed and gradually accelerate within a set limit when shifting from a non-drive to drive range while the accelerator pedal is still depressed.
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.
