Patent ID: 6549841
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W,B60Y,Y02T

Abstract:
A method for assisting a driver (4) of a vehicle (1), said vehicle having an engine and a braking system, an accelerator (3) that conveys the driver's wishes concerning acceleration to the engine, and a brake pedal that conveys the driver's wishes concerning retardation to the braking system, which method comprisestaking into consideration several factors, such as a division of a specific driving distance into shorter segments, determining a speed profile (21a, 21b) for the driving distance, which speed profile comprises a relation between a speed set point and position, and regularly reading the current speed set point from the speed profile, characterised by the steps of controlling the engine and the braking system on the basis of the speed set point, by means of at least one actuator influencing the accelerator or braking pedal of the vehicle in accordance with said control, determining whether the driver is applying a force on one of the pedals that is greater than a predetermined threshold value and, if such is the case, allowing the driver to override the influence of the actuator.