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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley Coventry Warwickshire, GB;
Michael Blyth, Worcester, GB;
Paul Beever, Rugby, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a motor vehicle, the control system being operable to determine a vehicle speed value corresponding to a speed of travel of the vehicle over a surface according to a value of a speed of a wheel of the vehicle, the control system being operable to: cause a reduction in an amount of drive torque applied to at least one of a plurality of driven wheels; obtain a value of a speed of rotation of the at least one wheel while the amount of drive torque applied thereto is reduced; and determine the vehicle speed value according to the measured value of wheel speed, wherein the system is configured to determine whether the vehicle speed value obtained according to the speed of the wheel following the reduction in torque applied to the wheel is consistent with one or more vehicle speed measurements made by alternative means.