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Saehan Industries Incorporation

Soo Sung Lee

Dae W Ihm

Jong Hee Kim

An apparatus and method is provided for preventing sudden acceleration of a vehicle having an automatic transmission by detecting the sudden acceleration with use of transmission state information and rpm. A controller determines that sudden acceleration occurs if the rpm abruptly increases within a first reference time when the transmission maintains a stop or park state, output voltage of an accelerator pedal detected by an ACC detecting unit is less than a predetermined level after inputting a start key. In addition, the controller determines the sudden acceleration if the transmission changes to a driving state and the rpm abruptly increases within a second reference time. When the vehicle drives at a high speed, the controller detects sudden acceleration only when the transmission changes by repeatedly counting the rpm. The controller may also be a central processor unit in an engine control unit of the vehicle. Such apparatus and method may brake the vehicle in case of sudden acceleration, so as to prevent an accident caused by the sudden acceleration.

Apparatus and method of preventing sudden acceleration of vehicle

Disclosed is a method for the preparation of 3-(hydroxyphenylphosphinyl)-propanoic acid which is commonly used as a flame retardant for polyester resins. The preparation of 3-(hydroxyphenylphosphinyl)-propanoic acid is attained by the condensation of phenylphosphonous dichloride and acrylic acid and the hydrolysis of the condensate. In the condensation, the mole ratio of phenylphosphonous dichloride to acrylic acid is within the range of 1:1.1 to 1:1.25. Under a pressure of greater than 1 atm, acrylic acid is added at 65.about.110.degree.C. at an amount more by 10.about.25 mole % than that of phenylphosphonous dichloride and the condensation is carried out at a temperature of 70.about.100.degree. C. under at greater than 1 atm, to produce 3-(hydroxyphenylphosphinyl)-propanoic acid at high yields with desired color.

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Seoul, South Korea

Soo Sung Lee