Preceding vehicle following cruise control system
First Claim
1. A preceding vehicle following cruise control system comprising:
- a vehicle speed detecting section configured and arranged to detect a vehicle speed of a host vehicle;
a preceding vehicle detecting section configured and arranged to detect a preceding vehicle in front of the host vehicle; and
a following cruise control section configured and arranged to selectively execute based on a driving condition one of a high speed following cruise control mode in a high speed region and a low speed following cruise control mode in a low speed region, and to automatically shift from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode when an automatic mode shifting condition indicating the high speed following cruise control mode was previously executed is satisfied and when the vehicle speed changes from the low speed region to the high speed region.
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Abstract
A preceding vehicle following cruise control is configured to shift automatically from a low speed following cruise control mode to a high speed following cruise control mode when a vehicle speed changes from a low speed region to a high speed region while a vehicle speed setting is set. Alternatively, the preceding vehicle following cruise control system is configured to shift automatically from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode when the vehicle speed changes from the low speed region to the high speed region while a history of mode switching operation history indicating that the following cruise control mode has been changed from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode is stored in a memory section.
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15 Claims
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1. A preceding vehicle following cruise control system comprising:
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a vehicle speed detecting section configured and arranged to detect a vehicle speed of a host vehicle;
a preceding vehicle detecting section configured and arranged to detect a preceding vehicle in front of the host vehicle; and
a following cruise control section configured and arranged to selectively execute based on a driving condition one of a high speed following cruise control mode in a high speed region and a low speed following cruise control mode in a low speed region, and to automatically shift from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode when an automatic mode shifting condition indicating the high speed following cruise control mode was previously executed is satisfied and when the vehicle speed changes from the low speed region to the high speed region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A preceding vehicle following cruise control system comprising:
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vehicle speed detecting means for detecting a vehicle speed of a host vehicle;
preceding vehicle detecting means for detecting a preceding vehicle in front of the host vehicle; and
following cruise control means for selectively executing based on a driving condition one of a high speed following cruise control mode in a high speed region and a low speed following cruise control mode in a low speed region, and for automatically shifting from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode when an automatic mode shifting condition indicating the high speed following cruise control mode was previously executed is satisfied and when the vehicle speed changes from the low speed region to the high speed region.
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15. A preceding vehicle following cruise control method comprising:
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detecting a vehicle speed of a host vehicle;
detecting a preceding vehicle in front of the host vehicle;
selectively executing based on a driving condition one of a high speed following cruise control mode in a high speed region and a low speed following cruise control mode in a low speed region; and
automatically shifting from the low speed following cruise control mode to the high speed following cruise control mode when an automatic mode shifting condition indicating the high speed following cruise control mode was previously executed is satisfied and when the vehicle speed changes from the low speed region to the high speed region.
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