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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael S Lukich, Chillicothe, IL (US);
James B Maddock, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 93 ;
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method for determining a fuel command for an engine having a cruise control system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining a desired engine speed, determining an actual engine speed, modifying the actual engine speed value in response to a previous value of the engine speed, and then determining the fuel command in response to the modified and desired engine speed.