Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acceleration booster
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Application No.: US15914850Application Date: 2018-03-07
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Publication No.: US10654488B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Justin Chow , Shannon Wrobel , Abril Galang
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Main IPC: B60W50/08
- IPC: B60W50/08 ; B60W30/18 ; B60W50/00 ; F02M26/71 ; F02B37/18 ; B60T8/00 ; B60W30/182

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing an acceleration boost. The acceleration boosting system provides or outputs a boosted acceleration. The acceleration boosting system includes a communication device, a navigation unit or a first sensor that is configured to obtain acceleration information. The acceleration boosting system includes a second sensor that is configured to detect or measure an applied force of an accelerator pedal. The applied force corresponds to a first amount of energy that is used to power or propel the vehicle. The acceleration boosting system includes an electronic control unit that is configured to determine that the acceleration information indicates that a driver should accelerate. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that the accelerator pedal is depressed within a threshold time limit of the indication and cause a second amount of energy to be converted to move or propel multiple wheels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190276045A1 ACCELERATION BOOSTER Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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