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Inter-vehicle distance control device

  • US 20100286887A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2010
  • Published: 11/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inter-vehicle distance control device that captures a preceding vehicle in front of a vehicle installed the inter-vehicle distance control device and performs a vehicle following control as maintaining an inter-vehicle distance from the preceding vehicle, the inter-vehicle distance control device comprising:

  • a stop maintaining control unit configured to move an operation to a stop maintaining control that releases the vehicle following control and keeps a brake activation condition to maintain the vehicle stopped when the vehicle stops in response to a stop of the preceding vehicle; and

    a resetting acceptability determination unit configured to determine whether or not to accept resetting of the vehicle following control in response to the driver'"'"'s operation based on an acceleration of the preceding vehicle and either of the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle or a vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle starts to move during the stop maintaining control.

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