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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Per-åke Persson, Växjö, SE;
Göran Eliasson, Braås, SE;
Thomas Engström, Växjö, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volvo Articulated Haulers AB, Växjö, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and device for the determining a maximum allowed velocity (V) for a vehicle () when going downhill (). The invention includes a detector () for detection of current inclination (alpha) of the vehicle () in relation to a horizontal plane (), and means () for the determination of a value relating to the maximum allowed velocity (V) of the vehicle in dependence of at least the value of the inclination (alpha). The invention also relates to a procedure for the control of the velocity. The invention provides a procedure for velocity control that takes the inclination into account when going downhill.