Patent ID: 6732039
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B60K,B60W,F16H,G05D

Abstract:
A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle, the vehicle equipped with an engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the vehicle control system comprising:a controller configured to: execute a vehicle speed control for bringing a vehicle speed closer to a target vehicle speed; suspend the vehicle speed control when a throttle opening is increased to an opening which is greater than a target throttle opening for the vehicle speed control; restart the suspended vehicle speed control when the throttle opening becomes smaller than the target throttle opening; decrease the throttle opening and execute a shift down of the CVT when the vehicle speed at the moment of restarting the vehicle speed control is greater than or equal to the target vehicle speed; and control the engine rotation speed within a predetermined limit when the vehicle speed at the moment of restarting the vehicle speed control is greater than or equal to the target vehicle speed.