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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Saito, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Konno, Wako, JP;
Norio Nakauchi, Wako, JP;
Takamichi Shimada, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 4/104 ;
Abstract
A constant-speed running controller which sets a target throttle opening of a throttle valve such that the speed of a vehicle is at a target vehicle speed, detects an amount of accelerator pedal operation as an accelerating pedal opening, adds the set target throttle opening and the detected accelerating pedal opening to generate an opening signal as the addition result, and drives the throttle valve and controls a transmission stage of an automatic transmission in accordance with the opening signal.