The invention relates to an electronic throttle control system that has a housing (22) with a motor (40), throttle valve (60), gear mechanism (100), and failsafe mechanism. The failsafe mechanism comprises two springs (130,150) and two levers (140,160) whi...

The invention relates to an electronic throttle control system having a housing (22) with a motor (40), throttle valve (60), gear mechanism (100), and failsafe mechanism (130). A main spring member (150) positioned between the housing (22) and a gear mecha...

The present invention discloses an improved vehicular inertial guidance navigation system, also know as a dead reckoning system for navigation of a vehicle. The inertial guidance navigation system which may be used alone or in combination with other positi...

The present invention enables a vehicle navigation system to automatically compensate for odometer measurement errors due to changes in tire size and/or slip, and to avoid odometer recalibration when slip is present. These capabilities improve the accuracy...