Patent ID: 7319927

Claim:
A method for controlling a low speed operation of a vehicle comprising the steps of: actuating a speed control activation switch; calculating a target vehicle speed in response to an accelerator pedal demand as determined by an accelerator pedal position where each respective accelerator pedal position is associated with a respective predetermined target vehicle speed; determining a vehicle turning geometry in response to a steering wheel angle input; calculating a target wheel speed of each of a plurality of vehicle wheels as a function of said target vehicle speed and said turning geometry; measuring an actual wheel speed of each wheel of said vehicle; determining a net torque in response to said target wheel speeds and said actual wheel speeds; determining an engine output torque and a braking torque in response to said net torque that will cooperatively maintain said vehicle at said target vehicle speed; and controlling said engine output torque and said braking torque such that said target vehicle speed is maintained.