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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Shioya-gun, JP;
Naoto Sen, Utsunomiya, JP;
Akira Sugiyama, Shioya-gun, JP;
Tadayoshi Okada, Shioya-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasuhiko Tomokuni, Shioya-gun, JP;
Naoto Sen, Utsunomiya, JP;
Akira Sugiyama, Shioya-gun, JP;
Tadayoshi Okada, Shioya-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle running control device including: a vehicle speed sensor which detects an actual vehicle speed; a target vehicle speed setting unit; a target drive force calculation unit; a drive force control unit; a vehicle speed lowering allowance value setting unit; and a target drive force upper limit calculation unit. If the actual vehicle speed lowering amount with respect to the target vehicle speed is within the lowering allowance value, the target drive force calculation unit limits the target drive force to be not greater than the target drive force upper limit and the drive force control unit executes drive force control in accordance with the limited target drive force.