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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Saotome, Saitama, JP;
Shuichi Fujimoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
When a starter clutch slips, a wheel driving force is calculated based on a transmitting torque of the clutch obtained from not an engine torque but the clutch pressure (engagement force) of the starter clutch (S - ), whereby a road gradient is calculated using the driving force so calculated and an acceleration of a vehicle.