Motor vehicles – With means for controlling operation responsive to...
Patent
1998-10-06
2000-10-24
Camby, Richard M.
Motor vehicles
With means for controlling operation responsive to...
340902, B60T 716
Patent
active
061352268
ABSTRACT:
A system for selectively disabling the operation of an automotive vehicle, e.g. during a police pursuit, is provided for use in conjunction with an automotive vehicle having a body, at least two wheels, an engine and a transmission which selectively drivingly connects the engine to the wheels. The transmission is of the type which is shiftable between a drive position in which the transmission drivingly connects the engine to at least one vehicle wheel, and a neutral position in which the transmission disengages the engine from the vehicle wheels. The system includes a sensor which senses the impingement of a laser beam and generates a disable output signal representative thereof. The sensor, furthermore, is visible exteriorly of the vehicle body and preferably at the rear of the vehicle. In response to the disable signal from the sensor, a control module generates an electric signal to the transmission to shift the transmission into its neutral position thereby disengaging the engine from the vehicle wheels.
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Isaacson Gary J.
Persichini Dominic J.
Camby Richard M.
Klebe G B
Quality Assurance International Corporation
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