APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically controlling a vehicle speed, the apparatus comprising:
- a driver'"'"'s habit determining unit configured to receive drive data of a vehicle from Electric Control Units (ECUs) provided in the vehicle to determine driver'"'"'s habits;
a speed control time point generation control unit configured to receive the drive data of the vehicle from the ECUs and receive a driver'"'"'s habit value from the driver'"'"'s habit determining unit to control a speed of a smart cruise control apparatus;
a display/audio control unit configured to guide the driver visually or audibly by using information about a result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus by the speed control time point generation control unit, the drive data and driver'"'"'s habit information; and
a control result transmitting/monitoring unit configured to monitor the result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus or drive data generated while the smart cruise control apparatus is operated in order to transmit the controlling result or the generated drive data to the driver'"'"'s habit determining unit.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically controlling a vehicle speed includes a first unit configured to drive data of a vehicle from electric control units (ECUs) to determine driver'"'"'s habits, a second unit configured to receive the drive data from the ECUs and receive a driver'"'"'s habit value from the first unit to control a speed of a smart cruise control apparatus, a third unit configured to guide the driver visually or audibly by using information about a result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus by the second unit, the drive data and driver'"'"'s habit information, and a fourth unit configured to monitor the result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus or drive data generated while the smart cruise control apparatus is operated to transmit the controlling result or the generated drive data to the first unit.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically controlling a vehicle speed, the apparatus comprising:
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a driver'"'"'s habit determining unit configured to receive drive data of a vehicle from Electric Control Units (ECUs) provided in the vehicle to determine driver'"'"'s habits; a speed control time point generation control unit configured to receive the drive data of the vehicle from the ECUs and receive a driver'"'"'s habit value from the driver'"'"'s habit determining unit to control a speed of a smart cruise control apparatus; a display/audio control unit configured to guide the driver visually or audibly by using information about a result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus by the speed control time point generation control unit, the drive data and driver'"'"'s habit information; and a control result transmitting/monitoring unit configured to monitor the result of controlling the smart cruise control apparatus or drive data generated while the smart cruise control apparatus is operated in order to transmit the controlling result or the generated drive data to the driver'"'"'s habit determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
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10. The method of automatically controlling a vehicle speed, comprising:
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receiving drive data of a vehicle from Electric Control Units (ECUs) provided in the vehicle to store the drive data; determining a driver'"'"'s habit of the vehicle based on the drive data; applying the drive data and the driver'"'"'s habit of the vehicle to control a speed of the vehicle; and monitoring a speed control of the vehicle to store the speed control as the drive data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
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