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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED TO ENHANCE OCCUPANT COMFORT

  • US 20150203116A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2013
  • Published: 07/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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