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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Hiroaki Aizawa, Anjo, JP;
Shinsuke Sakane, Handa, JP;
Masashi Kishimoto, Chiryu, JP;
Yuzo Imoto, Chita-gun, JP;
Hiroaki Aizawa, Anjo, JP;
Shinsuke Sakane, Handa, JP;
Masashi Kishimoto, Chiryu, JP;
Yuzo Imoto, Chita-gun, JP;
Advics Co., Ltd., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.