Patent · US Expired

Cruise control system having a stop function

US7099766B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

9Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Harald Michi · Heilbronn, DE
Michael Scherl · Bietigheim, DE
Michael Weilkes · Sachsenheim, DE
Carsten Schroeder · Renningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2004
Grant date	Aug 29, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2540/16
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cruise control system for motor vehicles is described, having a sensor device for measuring the vehicle's performance characteristics and for measuring the distance to a target object ahead of the vehicle, and a controller which is used to control the vehicle's speed or acceleration as a function of the measured performance characteristics and distance data and has a stop function for automatically braking the vehicle to a standstill as well as at least one standstill state in which the vehicle is held in a stationary position by automatic brake activation, and from which it may only drive off again via an operational command by the driver, the operational command becoming effective only when a confirmation signal is present in addition to the operational command.

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