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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101460 · 25 Sep 2002
An adaptive cruise control system is provided for tracking a target vehicle (VT) through a curve. The adaptive cruise control system tests whether the target vehicle (VT) is traveling along the curve or whether the target vehicle (VT) is changing lanes. Th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101883 · 11 Sep 2002
The method of assisted braking is for a motor vehicle which has a sensor for conditions in front of the vehicle and a computer to regulate the distance. The computer controls a brake regulator, a pilot control for the engine and a man-machine interface. Wh...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101841 · 11 Sep 2002
The method uses sensors (6) to detect obstructions and a computer (4) to control the brake system (1). The automatic brake regulation circuit is deactivated or suspended by operation of the brakes by the driver. It involves an assisted braking phase during...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1102378 · 21 Aug 2002
In vehicle velocity control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a first following control is allowed to be executed when a vehicle velocity of the vehicle (host vehicle) Vcar is equal to or higher than a first set vehicle velocity V1 and a seco...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1102919 · 24 Jul 2002
In an adaptive cruise control method for an automotive vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle which is traveling ahead of the vehicle is detected. The velocity of at least one of the vehicle and the preceding vehicle...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105351 · 10 Apr 2002
The speed of a vehicle and the separation distance to a preceding vehicle are regulated by a calculator (11) which controls the engine (12) and braking (13) from data provided by a telemetric sensor (14) and the vehicle itself (15,16). The calculator funct...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105639 · 3 Apr 2002
It is needed to stop an own vehicle smoothly and constantly at the same vehicle-to-vehicle distance every time a preceding vehicle stop, to give an occupant the feel of safe. The disclosed invention comprises means for detecting the speed of a preceding ve...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105563 · 3 Apr 2002
The cornering probability of a vehicle (2) or a preceding vehicle is determined by analyzing driving dynamics value such as steering angle, yaw rate, etc., obtained from the navigation system (6) when the vehicle is controlled to maintain desired distance ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1106692 · 13 Feb 2002
A vehicular running state and a frictional coefficient ( mu x) of a road surface on which the vehicle is running are detected. A vehicle using road surface frictional coefficient ( mu car), which corresponds to the road surface frictional force the present...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1106750 · 6 Feb 2002
A shift control system for a continuously variable transmission (2) which has a gear ratio control means (14) for controlling gear ratio of said continuously variable transmission by determining a target gear ratio from a drive point determined on the basi...