Preceding vehicle following control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle
US6430494B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In preceding vehicle following control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a vehicular velocity controller includes a target inter-vehicle distance calculating section that calculates a target inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle to a preceding vehicle detected by an inter-vehicle distance sensor on the basis of a vehicular velocity detected by a vehicular velocity detector and an inter-vehicle distance detected by an inter-vehicle distance detector, a first vehicular velocity controlling section that performs a vehicular velocity control to bring the detected inter-vehicle distance substantially coincident with the target inter-vehicle distance, and a vehicular deceleration stopping section that performs a vehicular deceleration control to stop the vehicle in accordance with the inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle to the preceding vehicle immediately before a time point at which the inter-vehicle distance detector which trapped the presence of the preceding vehicle has not detected the preceding vehicle when the detected vehicular velocity falls in a low vehicular velocity region lower than a predetermined velocity value and -the inter-vehicle distance detector …
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