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GB2402502B - Cruise control systems for vehicles - Google Patents

Cruise control systems for vehicles

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Publication number
GB2402502B
GB2402502B GB0312522A GB0312522A GB2402502B GB 2402502 B GB2402502 B GB 2402502B GB 0312522 A GB0312522 A GB 0312522A GB 0312522 A GB0312522 A GB 0312522A GB 2402502 B GB2402502 B GB 2402502B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
vehicles
control systems
cruise control
cruise
systems
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0312522A
Other versions
GB2402502A (en
GB0312522D0 (en
Inventor
Alain Dunoyer
Adam Keith Leatherland
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Priority to GB0312522A priority Critical patent/GB2402502B/en
Publication of GB0312522D0 publication Critical patent/GB0312522D0/en
Priority to DE102004026925.4A priority patent/DE102004026925B4/en
Publication of GB2402502A publication Critical patent/GB2402502A/en
Application granted granted Critical
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W30/00—Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
    • B60W30/14—Adaptive cruise control
    • B60W30/16—Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W30/00—Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
    • B60W30/14—Adaptive cruise control
    • B60W30/16—Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
    • B60W30/17—Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle with provision for special action when the preceding vehicle comes to a halt, e.g. stop and go
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K31/00—Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator
    • B60K31/0008—Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator including means for detecting potential obstacles in vehicle path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W50/00—Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
    • B60W50/08—Interaction between the driver and the control system
    • B60W50/14—Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
    • B60W2050/146—Display means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2554/00—Input parameters relating to objects
    • B60W2554/40—Dynamic objects, e.g. animals, windblown objects
    • B60W2554/404—Characteristics
    • B60W2554/4042—Longitudinal speed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2554/00—Input parameters relating to objects
    • B60W2554/80—Spatial relation or speed relative to objects
    • B60W2554/804—Relative longitudinal speed

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Controls For Constant Speed Travelling (AREA)
  • Control Of Driving Devices And Active Controlling Of Vehicle (AREA)
GB0312522A 2003-06-02 2003-06-02 Cruise control systems for vehicles Expired - Fee Related GB2402502B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0312522A GB2402502B (en) 2003-06-02 2003-06-02 Cruise control systems for vehicles
DE102004026925.4A DE102004026925B4 (en) 2003-06-02 2004-06-01 Cruise control device and method for controlling the function of a cruise control device in a vehicle

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0312522A GB2402502B (en) 2003-06-02 2003-06-02 Cruise control systems for vehicles

Publications (3)

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GB0312522D0 GB0312522D0 (en) 2003-07-09
GB2402502A GB2402502A (en) 2004-12-08
GB2402502B true GB2402502B (en) 2007-02-21

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GB2402502A (en) 2004-12-08
GB0312522D0 (en) 2003-07-09
DE102004026925A1 (en) 2005-01-05

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