Controller for a vehicle and method
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsRyan Bakewell, Matthew Hancock, Olivier Roques
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Abstract
A controller can be configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of a vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller can also be configured to 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.
Claims15
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
- a determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient,
- wherein the controller is configured to receive indications of depressions of at least one user operable pedal, and based at least in part on the at least one user operable pedal being depressed, provide the output signal to cause the brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied only after expiration of a first period of time having a first duration in which the indication of measured speed is within a first speed range including zero.
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 the 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 a determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient,
- wherein the method comprises receiving indications of depressions of at least one user operable pedal, and based at least in part on the at least one user operable pedal being depressed, causing the brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied only after expiration of a first period of time having a predefined first duration in which the indication of measured speed is within a first speed range including zero.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.