Method for hill start assistance for motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8463517
APP PUB NO 20100241328A1
SERIAL NO

12679489

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A method for hill start assistance for a motor vehicle and to an associated device that includes a clutch and a transmission between the clutch and driving wheels of the vehicle. The method determines the torque of the clutch for maintaining the vehicle in an immobile position based on a known engine torque, wherein the torque of the clutch is determined by taking into account a portion of the engine torque dedicated to operation of constituent mechanisms of the vehicle other than the clutch.

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  • RENAULT S.A.S.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Rinaldis Alessandro Paris, FR 3 12
Le, Vourch Yves Le Chesnay, FR 6 18
Mallet, Mickael Montigny-le-bretonneux, FR 6 31
Pothin, Richard Jouars-Pontchartrain, FR 24 123

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