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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Fabrizio Amisano, Turin, IT;
Cesare Sola, Valperga, IT;
Fabrizio Amisano, Turin, IT;
Cesare Sola, Valperga, IT;
Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a vehicle, according to which it is determined whether the vehicle is on a slope; it is detected whether the internal-combustion engine is turned on; it is detected whether the vehicle is stationary; a parking brake is activated automatically and independently of the action of the driver, by driving a respective servo control if the vehicle is on a slope, if the internal-combustion engine is turned on and if the vehicle is stationary; and the parking brake is disengaged automatically and independently of the action of the driver, by driving the corresponding servo control when the clutch is disengaged by a corresponding servo control for transmitting the torque generated by an internal-combustion engine of the vehicle to the driving wheels.