Patent ID: 7480545

Claim:
A method for detecting the initiation of the driving off process by a driver of a vehicle, wherein at least the time derivative ({dot over (M)}) of the engine torque (M) and the time derivative ({dot over (N)}) of the engine speed (N) are sensed as variables ({dot over (M)}, {dot over (N)}) to be evaluated and the initiation of the driving off process is then inferred from said variables ({dot over (M)}, {dot over (N)}), characterized in that the initiation of the driving off process is detected based on an evaluation result that the time derivative ({dot over (M)}) of the engine torque (M) is greater than or equal to a predefinable engine torque change threshold value ({dot over (M)} 0 ) and at the same time the time derivative ({dot over (N)}) of the engine speed (N) is less than or equal to a predefinable negative engine speed change threshold value (−{dot over (N)} 0 ).