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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James T. Cikalo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Steven C. Tengler, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 3/102 ;
Abstract
A cruise control has a throttle controller for maintaining the speed of a vehicle at a desired speed. The cruise control can operate in a conventional cruise mode and a fuel economy cruise mode. When in the fuel economy cruise mode, the throttle is held at a fixed position as the vehicle travels within a prescribed range of speeds from the desired speed. The throttle remains fixed until an exit condition occurs or acceleration/deceleration input is supplied at which point the cruise control provides throttle adjustment at less than normal rates.