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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Karsten Braeuer, Hollenstedt, DE;
Michael Schopper, Stuttgart, DE;
Davide Tondelli, Novellara, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a device are for detecting the initiation of the driving off process by a driver of a vehicle. The time derivatives of the engine torque and of the engine speed are determined, and the initiation of the driving off process is then inferred from an evaluation of these time derivative values. The detection of the driving off process can be used for releasing a brake while avoiding unintentional rolling of the vehicle when making a hill start.