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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Masaru Takase, Hiroshima, JP;
Ryohei Yasutomi, Hiroshima, JP;
Hisanobu Okada, Hiroshima, JP;
Setsuya Kishimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Yabuki, Hiroshima, JP;
Keishi Taki, Hiroshima, JP;
Seiyo Hirano, Hiroshima, JP;
Akitomo Kume, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle system comprises a brake system comprising a brake pedal and a braking mechanism configured to apply a braking force to a vehicle, and a vehicle control unit operable to automatically stop an engine when the vehicle is decelerated to a given vehicle speed or less during traveling. When it is detected that the brake pedal is manipulated and the vehicle is stopped after automatically stopping the engine, the vehicle control unit is operable to control the braking mechanism to increase the braking force from a current value according to a manipulation amount of the brake pedal up to a given value.