Vehicle cruise control apparatus and cruise control method
US10611240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9321
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cruise control apparatus controls travel of an own vehicle based on a predicted course which is a future travel course of the own vehicle. The cruise control apparatus includes a first predicted course calculating unit and a second predicted course calculating unit, as a plurality of course prediction means for calculating a predicted course, and is provided with a course change determination unit for determining whether a change in the course is to be performed and a prediction switching unit which performs switching to enable one of a first predicted course calculated by the first predicted course calculating unit and a second predicted course calculated by the second predicted course calculation unit, the switching being based on a result of determination made by the course change determination unit as to whether a change in the course is to be performed.
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