Method and device for adjusting the travel speed of a vehicle

[0035] figure 1 A vehicle 1 is shown having an engine 2 , a clutch 3 and a transmission 8 . The input shaft of the vehicle 1 connects the engine 2 with the drive wheels of the vehicle, usually via a clutch 3 and a transmission 8 . Different topologies of these elements of the drive train are known to the person skilled in the art and will not be described in detail. figure 1 Furthermore, a clutch pedal 4 is shown, which can be used to disengage the clutch 3 . It is not mandatory here to configure the actuating element 4 for disengaging the clutch 3 as a clutch pedal. For example, it is also possible that the driver's clutching wish is detected when the selector lever for the gear selection of the transmission 8 is actuated. For this purpose, a pedal travel sensor 5 can be provided, which reports the position of the clutch pedal 4 to the controller 6, which causes a corresponding position of the clutch 3 via an actuator, such as figure 2 as explained in. Furthermore, envi...