RETARDER BRAKE AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A retarder brake automatic control system capable of causing a vehicle to run downhill at a speed set by a speed setter, in which a vehicle speed is automatically controlled by means of a microcomputer. The microcomputer includes a fault detector which detects abnormality in factors for safety running of the vehicle, and controls a retarder brake so as to cause the vehicle to run at an appropriate speed in accordance with the output of the fault detector.