APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE MOVEMENT

摘要

A method for controlling a motor vehicle take-off from rest including the steps of transitioning the vehicle from a brake holding mode to an engine driving mode and then accelerating the vehicle in a forward direction until a set vehicle target speed has been reached. The method including maintaining the vehicle at the set target speed until a driver of the vehicle intervenes.

主权项

1. A method of controlling an automatic take-off of a motor vehicle comprising:
providing a brake system, the brake system including a brake holding mode wherein a brake of the brake system generates a brake holding force that prevents movement of a wheel of the motor vehicle; providing an engine, the engine including an engine driving mode wherein the engine generates a driving force that rotates a wheel of the motor vehicle; providing a human machine interface; using said human machine interface to set a vehicle target speed; checking whether an automatic take-off is requested by a driver of the vehicle; checking whether at least one condition for the use of the automatic take-off is present; and when an automatic take-off is requested by a driver of the vehicle and the at least one condition for the use of the automatic take-off are both present, controlling the engine of the vehicle and the braking system of the vehicle to transition the vehicle from a brake holding mode to an engine driving mode, accelerating the vehicle until the vehicle target speed is reached and maintaining the speed of the vehicle at the vehicle target speed until there is an intervention by the driver.