Editing Electronic throttle control (section)

{{Short description|Automobile technology}}
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[[Image:USPatent6646395.png|thumb|[[Throttle body]] with integrated motor [[actuator]]]]

'''Electronic throttle control''' ('''ETC''') is an [[Automotive engineering|automotive technology]] that uses [[electronics]] to replace the traditional mechanical linkages between the driver's input such as a [[Car controls#Throttle control|foot pedal]] to the vehicle's [[throttle]] mechanism which regulates speed or acceleration. This concept is often called [[drive by wire]],<ref>{{cite conference |title = Delphi Electronic Throttle Control Systems for Model Year 2000; Driver Features, System Security, and OEM Benefits. ETC for the Mass Market |first1 = Daniel |last1=McKay |first2 = Gary |last2=Nichols |first3 = Bart |last3=Schreurs |publisher = [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]] |id = Technical Paper 2000-01-0556 |conference = SAE 2000 World Congress |issn = 0148-7191 |date = 2000-03-06 |url = http://www.carprogrammer.com/Z28/PCM/FAQ/Delphi_Drive_by_wire_2000-01-0556.pdf |access-date = 2018-12-01 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170829103952/http://carprogrammer.com/Z28/PCM/FAQ/Delphi_Drive_by_wire_2000-01-0556.pdf |archive-date = 2017-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Popular Science |volume=228 |number=3 |issn=0161-7370 |page=38H |date=March 1986 |title=Computerized gas pedal throttles wheelspin |first=Tom |last=Wilkinson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IqBydvMRZcC&pg=PA38-IA8}}</ref> and sometimes called accelerate-by-wire or throttle-by-wire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/drive-by-wire.htm |title=How Drive-by-wire Technology Works |first=John |last=Fuller |date=April 28, 2009 |website=HowStuffWorks}}</ref>