Controller for a vehicle and method
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsRyan Bakewell, Matthew Hancock, Olivier Roques
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Abstract
A controller for a vehicle, a system, a vehicle, a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The controller is configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of the vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller is also configured to provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, in dependence on: the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed; and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient.
Claims19
A controller for a vehicle, the controller being configured to:
- receive an indication of a measured speed of the vehicle;
- determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient;
- and
- provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, based at least in part on:
- the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed;
- and
- the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the gradient is below the threshold gradient by determining whether the measured speed of the vehicle remains within a first speed range including zero for a first period of time that has a predefined first duration.
A method for controlling application of a brake on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a measured speed of the vehicle;
- determining whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient;
- and
- causing a brake of the vehicle to be applied to hold the vehicle stationary, based at least in part on:
- the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed;
- and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient, wherein determining whether the gradient is below the threshold gradient comprises determining whether the measured speed of the vehicle remains within a first speed range, including zero, for a first period of time that has a predefined first duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.