Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to absence or inattention of operator – or...
Patent
1996-09-17
1997-11-25
Ellis, Christopher P.
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to absence or inattention of operator, or...
296 3715, 2971951, 36442406, 340438, B60K 2800
Patent
active
056901860
ABSTRACT:
A control apparatus of an electric vehicle for effectively limiting the operation of the vehicle when it is determined that a driver of the electric vehicle is not sitting in the seat and an accelerator opening of the electric vehicle is in a position corresponding to a minimum value. A motor driving enablement circuit generates a motor driving command which selectively limits operation of the electric vehicle in accordance with these determinations. In addition, when a state in which the driver is not occupying the seat continues for a period of time exceeding a predetermined value, a motor halt controller issues a motor halt command for halting a motor of the electric vehicle. Based on the motor driving enablement command and the motor halt command, a power supply controller controls the supply of power to the motor of the electric vehicle.
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Fujii Takaaki
Honda Satoshi
Nakazawa Yoshihiro
Ogawa Masao
Sinmura Hiroyuki
Ellis Christopher P.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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