Control system, vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle

摘要

The present invention relates to a control system for a vehicle (100), the system comprising: control means operable to monitor an accelerator control signal of the vehicle and to control a powertrain of the vehicle to apply an amount of torque to one or more wheels (111, 112,114, 115) of the vehicle (100) corresponding to the accelerator control signal, the powertrain comprising prime mover means (121, 123); and means for determining whether the measured rate of acceleration of the vehicle and the accelerator control signal have an expected correspondence, wherein if the measured rate of acceleration and the accelerator control signal do not have the expected correspondence, the control means is operable to command a change in the amount of torque applied to the one or more wheels by the powertrain.

主权项

1. A control system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
control means operable to monitor an accelerator control signal of the vehicle and to control a powertrain of the vehicle to apply an amount of torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle corresponding to the accelerator control signal, the powertrain comprising prime mover means; an accelerometer device operable to measure a rate of acceleration and a yaw rate of the vehicle; and means for determining whether the measured rate of acceleration of the vehicle and the accelerator control signal have an expected correspondence taking into account the yaw rate of the vehicle, wherein if the measured rate of acceleration and the accelerator control signal do not have the expected correspondence, the control means is operable to command a change in the amount of torque applied to the one or more wheels by the powertrain.