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Vehicle speed control system

US6671607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2001
Grant dateDec 30, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/66259
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle comprises a lateral acceleration sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a target vehicle speed setting device, a drive system of the vehicle, and a controller connected. The controller is arranged to calculate a correction quantity on the basis of the lateral acceleration and the vehicle speed, to calculate a command vehicle speed on the basis of the vehicle speed, the target vehicle speed, a variation of the command vehicle speed and the correction quantity, and to control the drive system to bring the vehicle speed closer to the command vehicles speed.

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