Vehicle cruise control method and cruise control
US11117578B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2500/7104
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle cruise control includes confirming, by a cruise controller, a cruise input while a vehicle travels, and releasing, by a clutch protection cruise control, a cruise operation based on an increase in a clutch temperature confirmed by a cruise control release condition one or more times during the cruise operation.
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