Patent · US Active

Cruise control system and method for vehicles

US9296392B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

7References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Torsten Hartmann · Munich, DE
Juergen Hartmann · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2011
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/84
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle cruise control system and method for consumption-oriented control of the vehicle speed within a predefined desired speed range includes an operating unit for activating the consumption-oriented speed control and a control unit, which controls the vehicle speed within the predefined desired speed range while taking into consideration a predefined maximum energy consumption value when the consumption-oriented speed control is activated. The vehicle speed is controlled in such a way that the predefined maximum energy consumption value is not exceeded only as long as a vehicle speed that lies within the predefined desired speed range is adjustable while taking into consideration the predefined energy consumption value.

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