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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Manfred Homeyer, Markgroeningen, DE;
Michael Dornhausen, Markgroeningen, DE;
Inventors:
Manfred Homeyer, Markgroeningen, DE;
Michael Dornhausen, Markgroeningen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and a method for evaluating a sensor signal indicating the position of an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle. For this purpose, the device compares the sensor signal to a first comparison level, and an idle state is ascertained if the first comparison level is undershot. When a start of the motor vehicle from rest is detected, a departure from the idle state is inferred if a second comparison level, which is lower than the first comparison level, is exceeded.