Braking control system with object detection system interaction
US6604042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A braking control system includes an object detector, a host vehicle speed sensor, and a control unit configured to be electronically connected to at least the object detector and the host vehicle speed sensor for automatically controlling, depending on a host vehicle speed and a relative distance, a braking force needed for an automatic braking operation, containing preliminary braking control and supplementary braking control, without driver's braking action when a host vehicle is approaching a frontally positioned object. The control unit detects the presence or absence of a driver's intention for lane-changing. In the presence of the driver's intention for lane-changing, the preliminary braking control initiated prior to the driver's braking action is inhibited or the degree of limitation on the supplementary braking control, through which a value of a controlled quantity is brought closer to a target deceleration rate needed for collision-avoidance, is reduced.
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