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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Heiner Messner, Möglingen, DE;
Raphael Oliveira, Ilsfeld/Helfenberg, DE;
Inventors:
Heiner Messner, Möglingen, DE;
Raphael Oliveira, Ilsfeld/Helfenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/58 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining the moment of activation of an automatic hold function in vehicles. The optimum moment of activation may be determined precisely if the present vehicle speed is measured by wheel speed sensors, a future vehicle speed is calculated and the hold function is activated when the calculated future vehicle speed is lower than a predefined speed threshold.