Cruise control system for determining object as target for cruise control
US9481369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2552/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a cruise control system installed in a vehicle, a monitoring unit monitors a region predetermined in front of the vehicle when the vehicle is located on a lane of a road. An instruction input unit is configured to allow a driver of the vehicle to input an instruction indicative of driver's recognized information in front of the vehicle. A target determining unit executes determination of a target for adjusting an interval with respect thereto based on a result of the monitor and on the instruction when the instruction is input from the instruction input unit thereto.
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