Patent ID: 6282482
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W

Abstract:
In a vehicle including a drive, a device which is operable for controlling speed and acceleration of the vehicle, the device comprising:a control device connected to the drive, the control device being operable to a first operating state for operating the drive for causing the vehicle to maintain a substantially constant speed, and the control device being operable to a second operating state for operating the drive for causing the vehicle to accelerate;an acceleration setting element so connected with the control device that the position of the setting element operates the control device to one of the operating states thereof; andin the second operating state of the control device, the setting element being settable for causing the drive to provide a selected substantially constant acceleration of the vehicle;the setting element having a first position for operating the control device to the first operating state, and the setting element being movable in a first direction from the first position toward a second position for operating the control device to the second operating state;when the setting element has moved to the second position, the setting element generates a first acceleration set value for the drive of the vehicle which allows the vehicle to accelerate with a constant acceleration, and wherein the setting element in the second position generates a second, constant acceleration set value which corresponds to the instantaneous set value generated by the setting element substantially immediately before the setting element is moved to the second position;the setting element being movable to a third position, and the setting element in the third position generating an increasing acceleration set value for operating the control device to cause the drive to generate an increasing acceleration.