US 12,030,379 B2
Hand acceleration control system and method for accelerating the off-road vehicle
Anand Kumar O S, Tamilnadu (IN); Senthil Prabhu N, Tamilnadu (IN); and Shashank Sekhar Sahu, Tamilnadu (IN)
Assigned to Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Tamilnadu (IN)
Filed by Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Tamilnadu (IN)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,972.
Claims priority of application No. 202241057882 (IN), filed on Oct. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116362 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 26/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 26/02 (2013.01) [B60K 2026/028 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand acceleration control system for an off-road vehicle, the system comprising:
a foot accelerator sensor for generating a signal based on actuation of a foot accelerator;
a switch rotatably positioned on a steering wheel of the vehicle, where rotation of the switch creates a voltage difference based on a change in resistance thereby generating another signal; and
an engine control unit (ECU) configured to:
receive the signals from the switch and the foot accelerator;
determine a higher voltage value between the signals from the switch and the foot accelerator; and
supply required fuel amount to the engine based on the determined higher voltage value to keep the engine running at predefined speed.