Patent ID: 7184873
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
1. A speed limiting device for installation in a vehicle and for preventing a value of a speed of said vehicle from exceeding a speed limit value, said device comprising: an input for receiving a first and a second input acceleration control signals and a vehicle speed signal representative of said speed value, wherein a ratio between the first and second input acceleration control signals defines an input ratio; and a main unit, linked to said input, for generating, from said first and said second input acceleration control signals, a first and a second output acceleration control signals, at least one of said first and said second output acceleration control signals for controlling said speed, wherein a ratio between said first and said second output acceleration signals defines an output ratio that is substantially equal to said input ratio, said main unit being capable of adopting a speed limiting mode wherein said first and said second output acceleration control signals are such that said speed value is prevented from increasing beyond said speed limit value while said input and said output ratios remain substantially equal.