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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claus Bruedigam, Tegernheim, DE;
Klaus Eppinger, Toulouse, FR;
Laurent Pavy, Tournefeuille, FR;
Wolfgang Schindler, Regenstauf, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123396 ; 123399 ;
Abstract
Two accelerator pedal position sensors independently sense the position of an accelerator pedal driving an internal combustion engine. A first emergency running mode of the internal combustion engine is set if a failure is detected of either the first or the second pedal position sensor. In the first emergency running mode, the torque at a shaft of the drive train is limited to an emergency running mode torque which depends on at least one operating variable.