Patent ID: 9493160
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W,B60Y,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels, the vehicle speed control system configured to automatically control the speed of the vehicle to a target speed, the vehicle speed control system comprising one or more electronic control units arranged to: control the application of torque to at least one of the plurality of wheels; detect a slip event between any one or more of the wheels and the surface over which the vehicle is travelling when the vehicle is in motion and provide a slip detection output signal in the event thereof; receive a user input of a target set-speed at which the vehicle is intended to travel; and control the application of torque to the at least one of the plurality of wheels so as to maintain the vehicle at the target speed independently of the slip detection output signal by requesting the application of increased net torque to the at least one of the plurality of wheels when the vehicle speed needs to be increased to maintain the vehicle at the target speed and by requesting a reduction of net torque applied to the vehicle wheels when the vehicle speed needs to be decreased to maintain the vehicle at the target speed.