Vehicle travel controlling apparatus and method
US7751962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/50
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle travel controlling apparatus and method in which a target vehicle speed for when a vehicle travels along a curve is calculated based on a radius of the curve, and the vehicle speed is controlled based on the calculated target vehicle speed. When an accelerator operation performed by a driver is detected, the controller corrects the target vehicle speed based on a vehicle position where the acceleration operation is performed.
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