Cruise control systems for motor vehicles
US5629851A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93271
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cruise control system for a motor vehicle includes a forward looking distance sensor adapted to sense vehicles moving in the same path as the equipped vehicle or in paths adjacent to the equipped vehicle, the system tracking vehicles in front of or in paths adjacent to the equipped vehicle and controlling braking or acceleration of the equipped vehicle in response to vehicles travelling in front of or on converging paths with the equipped vehicle, in order to maintain a safe distance between the equipped vehicle and vehicles in or entering its path.
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