System for controlling at least one variable influencing the drive torque of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle

Claim 1

System for controlling at least one variable influencing the drive torque of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having an electronic throttle control, having an electronic ignition timing control with a sensor for the engine speed, and having a control means for controlling at least one variable influencing the drive torque whenever at least one driven wheel of the motor vehicle tends to spin, wherein said control means: whenever a predetermined threshold value is exceeded by a preselected variable of a driven wheel, (a) reduces the instantaneous value of engine speed by a certain amount and stores the reduced value, of the engine speed; (b) reducing the drive torque by modification of the throttle angle or of the fuel injection quantity to a value assigned to the stored value of the engine speed; and, (c) reduces the drive torque additionally by modification of the ignition point by a certain predetermined value; and whenever the preselected variable drops below the predetermined threshold value, (a) increases the drive torque by initially increasing the ignition point at most as far as a predetermined value (1) at a rate of rise effecting a predetermined rapid rate of rise of the engine speed, as long as the engine speed is below the stored value; and (2) at a rate of rise effecting a predetermined slow rate of rise of the engine speed as soon as the engine speed has exceeded the stored value; and (b) subsequently increasing the throttle angle or the fuel injection quantity until either the value of the drive torque predetermined by an accelerator pedal is reached or once again the predetermined threshold value is exceeded by the preselected variable.