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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Oskar Johansson, Stockholm, SE;
Maria Södergren, Segeltorp, SE;
Fredrik Roos, Segeltorp, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCANIA CV AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2720/103 (2013.01); Y02T 10/52 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for an economical cruise control and an economical cruise control which demands from a vehicle engine system a reference speed v, which may differ from a chosen set speed v. Adjustment of at least the set speed vis allowed when the reference speed vdiffers from the set speed v. The adjustment is based at least partly on input from a user of the economical cruise control. A user of the economical cruise control is thus provided with an increased feeling of control over the vehicle's speed.