Preceding vehicle following control system
US6459982B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A preceding vehicle following control apparatus includes a sensor sensing an actual vehicle speed, a sensor sensing an actual vehicle spacing from a controlled vehicle to a preceding vehicle ahead, and an actuator for regulating a driving/braking force of the controlled vehicle. A controller controls the vehicle speed or the vehicle spacing in a following control mode with the actuator, and starts a deceleration control if an anti-lock brake control is started in the following control mode. The controller cancels the deceleration control when the vehicle spacing becomes greater than a predetermined spacing value.
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