Vehicle speed control system

A vehicle speed control system comprising:

• a vehicle accelerator mechanism manually moveable between a plurality of positions, each of the plurality of positions having a deflection angle,
• detection means configured to detect the deflection angle of the vehicle accelerator mechanism and to generate an output signal indicative of the deflection angle of the vehicle accelerator mechanism, and
• a vehicle speed controller comprising a user interface, the vehicle speed controller configured to use the output signal as an input speed control signal such that the vehicle speed controller establishes a speed of the vehicle as a function of the detected deflection angle of the vehicle accelerator mechanism,
• wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured to operate any one of a clutch unit, propulsion unit and service brake,
• wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured to establish a speed of the vehicle as a function of the input speed control signal and control the speed of the vehicle by an operation of any one of the clutch unit, the propulsion unit and the service brake, thus allowing the user to manually control the speed of the vehicle as a function of the deflection angle of the vehicle accelerator mechanism,
• wherein the vehicle speed controller comprises data reflecting vehicle speed as a function of the position of the vehicle accelerator mechanism, wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured to operate any one of the clutch unit, the propulsion unit and the service brake based on the data to control the speed of the vehicle,
• wherein the user interface is configured for receiving user-specific data to permit the user to set a user-specific vehicle speed as a function of the position of the vehicle accelerator mechanism, and
• wherein the vehicle speed controller is configured to permit the user to set an user-specific vehicle acceleration and retardation as a function of the position change per time unit of the vehicle accelerator mechanism.