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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Erwin Lock, Boeblingen, DE;
Christian Muehlbauer, Asperg, DE;
Mario Kustosch, Markgroeningen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling the speed of a vehicle, the method making it possible to maintain a predefined setpoint speed even on downhill grades. In the event that the actual speed of the vehicle exceeds the predefined setpoint speed by more than a first predefined speed difference, a service brake of the vehicle will be activated.