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VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20150315000A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2015
  • Published: 11/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:

  • receiving at a vehicle controller a distance data signal representing a distance to an object from a distance sensor attached to a portion of the vehicle;

    receiving at the vehicle controller a command from an input device to move the portion of the vehicle to which the distance sensor is attached closer to the object; and

    via the vehicle controller, modifying a movement characteristic of the vehicle based on the distance data signal such that, regardless of a command from the input device to move the portion of the vehicle to which the distance sensor is attached at a constant speed or at a speed that is faster than a current speed, the vehicle portion to which the distance sensor is attached progressively slows as it approaches the object.

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