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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fumiaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hisanori Yanagida, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.