Apparatus and method for performing automatic control over velocity of automotive vehicle
US6269298A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In automatic vehicular velocity control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a controller is responsive to the detection of a new preceding vehicle by an inter-vehicle distance detector and programmed to derive a target motion of the vehicle until a present relationship between the vehicle and the new preceding vehicle becomes a relationship between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle in a steady state and to adjust a vehicular variation rate in such a manner that the motion of the vehicle gives the target motion of the vehicle. In a embodiment, a target value of a vehicular acceleration/deceleration is calculated as the target motion of the vehicle.
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