Patent ID: 6428448
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B60K,B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A constant-speed running controller for a vehicle equipped with an engine, comprising:an automatic transmission disposed in a driving power transmission system extending from said engine to wheels of said vehicle, having a plurality of transmission stages; throttle valve opening setting means for setting a target throttle opening of a throttle valve such that a speed of said vehicle is at a target vehicle speed; accelerating pedal opening detecting means for detecting an amount of accelerator pedal operation as an accelerating pedal opening; adding means for adding the target throttle opening set by said throttle valve opening setting means and the accelerating pedal opening detected by said accelerating pedal opening detecting means to generate an opening signal as an addition result; throttle valve driving means for driving the throttle valve based on the output opening signal of said adding means; and transmission stage control means for controlling a transmission stage of said automatic transmission in accordance with the output opening signal of said adding means.