Patent ID: 6363310
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60K,F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the speed of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:a) a cruise control module for manipulating a cable having one end secured to a throttle and the other secured to an actuating device for applying a force to said cable; b) a microcontroller employing a command sequence for providing commands to said actuating device, said microcontroller receives an input in the form of a vehicle velocity setting and in response to said setting said microcontroller instructs said actuating device to pull said cable a predetermined distance corresponding to a known throttle position, said known throttle position corresponding to a vehicle velocity setting value being determined to correspond to a vehicle velocity similar to said vehicle velocity setting and once said vehicle reaches said vehicle velocity setting said command sequence determines the current throttle position and determines if the current throttle position is greater than said known throttle position if so, said command sequence filters the difference between the current throttle position and said known throttle position into a plurality of increments and modifies said known throttle position by said increments.