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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaaki Nagai, Ooizumi-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36442601 ; 36443107 ; 348142 ;
Abstract
A throttle valve of a motor vehicle is controlled by a control unit through an actuator. The control unit determines a desired magnitude of longitudinal acceleration in accordance with running conditions of the present vehicle and the front-running vehicle, a desired throttle opening degree in accordance with the desired magnitude of longitudinal acceleration, and a control variable in accordance with the desired throttle opening degree. The actuator is operated in accordance with the variable.