Apparatus and method for controlling smart cruise control system
US11242056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2554/804
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a control apparatus and a control method of an adaptive cruise control system. The control apparatus of the adaptive cruise control system includes: an information collector configured to collect at least one of driving information about a host vehicle, information about an object positioned ahead of the host vehicle, and information about a road on which the host vehicle runs; a target selector configured to select a target vehicle based on the information about the object and to select a first driving route of the host vehicle based on the information about the road; a route corrector configured to generate a second driving route obtained by correcting the first driving route based on road structure information among the information about the road; an offset determinator configured to determine a lateral offset based on the second driving route and object information about the target vehicle; a target corrector configured to select the target vehicle as an ultimate target vehicle based on the lateral offset; and a signal outputter configured to output a control signal to avoid the ultimate target vehicle while the host vehicle runs on the second …
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