VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system comprising a plurality of speed control systems each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed,wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, a value of target speed of the second speed control system is set to a value dependent on the target speed of the first speed control system.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle control system comprising a plurality of speed control systems each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed, the system being operable wherein one at said plurality of speed control systems may be selected to control vehicle speed at a given moment in time, wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, the second one of the speed control systems is operable to set a value of target speed thereof to a value corresponding to that of the target speed of the first.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system comprising a plurality of speed control systems each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed,
wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, a value of target speed of the second speed control system is set to a value dependent on the target speed of the first speed control system.
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10. A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:
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controlling a speed of a vehicle by means of one of a plurality of speed control systems; and transferring responsibility from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, the method comprising setting a value of target speed of the second one of the speed control systems to a value dependent on the target speed of the first one of the speed control systems when responsibility for speed control is transferred from the first one of the plurality of speed control systems to the second. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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