SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED TO ENHANCE OCCUPANT COMFORT
First Claim
1. A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related information;
determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met;
when it is determined that at least certain of the one or more predetermined conditions are met, automatically determining a baseline set-speed for the speed control system; and
based on a signal indicative of a desired comfort level, adjusting the baseline set-speed to determine an instantaneous set-speed of the speed control system;
wherein the step of determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met comprises determining one or more of;
the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling being a particular type of terrain,the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling having a particular characteristic, andthe body of the vehicle moving in a particular way; and
monitoring, using the vehicle-related information, one or more operational parameters of the vehicle and determining whether the one or more predetermined conditions are met based at least in part on the monitored operational parameters of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related information. The method further comprises determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met. The method still further comprises automatically determining a baseline set-speed for the speed control system when it is determined that at least certain of the one or more predetermined conditions are met The method yet still further comprises adjusting the baseline set-speed to determine an instantaneous set-speed of the speed control system based on a signal indicative of a desired comfort level. A speed control system comprising an electronic control unit configured to perform the above-described methodology is also provided.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related information; determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met; when it is determined that at least certain of the one or more predetermined conditions are met, automatically determining a baseline set-speed for the speed control system; and based on a signal indicative of a desired comfort level, adjusting the baseline set-speed to determine an instantaneous set-speed of the speed control system; wherein the step of determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met comprises determining one or more of; the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling being a particular type of terrain, the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling having a particular characteristic, and the body of the vehicle moving in a particular way; and monitoring, using the vehicle-related information, one or more operational parameters of the vehicle and determining whether the one or more predetermined conditions are met based at least in part on the monitored operational parameters of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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22. A speed control system for a vehicle, comprising:
an electronic control unit (ECU), the ECU configured to; receive one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related information; determine, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met; automatically determine a baseline set-speed for the speed control system when it is determined that at least certain of the one or more predetermined conditions are met; adjust the baseline set-speed to determine an instantaneous set-speed of the speed control system based on a signal indicative of a desired comfort levels determine, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met by determining one or more of;
the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling being a particular type of terrain;
the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling having a particular characteristic; and
the body of the vehicle moving in a particular way; andmonitor, using the vehicle-related information, one or more operational parameters of the vehicle and determining whether the one or more predetermined conditions are met based at least in part on the monitored operational parameters of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45)
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