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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventor:
Andi Lowndes, Conventry, GB;
Assignee:
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60K 20/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/74 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60K 20/02 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 59/74 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/146 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01); F16H 2059/663 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cruise control system of a motor vehicle includes additional functionality to address increasing vehicle speed on a down gradient. A downshift is commanded upon detection of repeated or prolonged activation of a speed-down control, the additional engine braking reducing vehicle speed to cruise speed in a manner which is within driver expectation.