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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOW INSTABILITIES AND INCREASING VEHICLE THROUGHPUT

  • US 20140236449A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2014
  • Published: 08/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a forward motion of a moving vehicle having a current speed and a mechanism to control forward motion of the moving vehicle between a moving leading vehicle and a moving following vehicle, comprising:

  • a controller which is secured in the moving vehicle determining a distance between the moving leading vehicle and the moving vehicle, a relative speed between the moving leading vehicle and the moving vehicle, a distance between the moving following vehicle and the moving vehicle and a relative speed between the moving following vehicle and the moving vehicle; and

    the controller processing the distance between the moving leading vehicle and the moving vehicle, the relative speed between the moving leading vehicle and the moving vehicle, the distance between the moving following vehicle and the moving vehicle, and the relative speed between the moving following vehicle and the moving vehicle, to provide an output to control forward motion of the moving vehicle to position the moving vehicle at a desired position between the moving leading vehicle and the moving following vehicle, wherein the desired position is variable.

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