Patent 7630817 was granted and assigned to Bosch (company) on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for controlling the speed of a vehicle, the method making it possible to maintain a predefined setpoint speed even on downhill grades. In the event that the actual speed of the vehicle exceeds the predefined setpoint speed by more than a first predefined speed difference, a service brake of the vehicle will be activated.