Cruise controller for vehicles
First Claim
1. A cruise control apparatus, comprising:
- a vehicle-interval distance detection means for detecting a vehicle-interval distance between an own vehicle and a vehicle ahead;
auto-cruise means for controlling a vehicle speed to maintain the vehicle-interval distance to the vehicle ahead to be a target vehicle-interval distance;
a mode setting means for setting said auto-cruise means to one of an active mode and an inactive mode;
accumulation means for collecting and accumulating a plurality of vehicle-interval distance data detected by said vehicle-interval distance detection means while said auto-cruise means is set to the inactive mode, said vehicle-interval distance varying according to a driver'"'"'s driving operations; and
distance-setting means for setting the target vehicle-interval distance while said auto-cruise means is set to the active mode on the basis of the plurality of vehicle-interval distance data accumulated by said accumulation means.
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Abstract
In a vehicle which sets a target vehicle-interval distance, and can execute auto-cruise control for controlling the vehicle speed so as to maintain the target vehicle-interval distance, when the auto-cruise control is not executed, a vehicle-interval distance to be set by a driver is detected together with the vehicle speed at that time. A plurality of sets of the vehicle speed and vehicle-interval distance data are accumulated, and the relationship between the vehicle speed and the vehicle-interval distance is calculated. Upon execution of the auto-cruise control, a vehicle-interval distance corresponding to the vehicle speed at that time is obtained from the calculated relationship, and the obtained vehicle-interval distance is set to be the target vehicle-interval distance.
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1. A cruise control apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle-interval distance detection means for detecting a vehicle-interval distance between an own vehicle and a vehicle ahead; auto-cruise means for controlling a vehicle speed to maintain the vehicle-interval distance to the vehicle ahead to be a target vehicle-interval distance; a mode setting means for setting said auto-cruise means to one of an active mode and an inactive mode; accumulation means for collecting and accumulating a plurality of vehicle-interval distance data detected by said vehicle-interval distance detection means while said auto-cruise means is set to the inactive mode, said vehicle-interval distance varying according to a driver'"'"'s driving operations; and distance-setting means for setting the target vehicle-interval distance while said auto-cruise means is set to the active mode on the basis of the plurality of vehicle-interval distance data accumulated by said accumulation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cruise control apparatus, comprising:
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vehicle-interval distance detection means for detecting a vehicle-interval distance between an own vehicle and a vehicle ahead; auto-cruise means for controlling a vehicle speed to maintain the vehicle-interval distance to the vehicle ahead to be a target vehicle-interval distance; a mode setting means for setting said auto-cruise means to one of an active mode and an inactive mode; an accumulation means including a first accumulation means, a second accumulation means and a third accumulation means, said first accumulation means for accumulating vehicle-interval distance data detected when said auto-cruise means is set to the inactive mode, said second accumulation means for accumulating vehicle-interval distance data detected when a driver operates an operation switch for enabling said auto-cruise means, and said third accumulation means for accumulating vehicle-interval distance data detected when the driver adjusts the vehicle-interval distance between the own vehicle and the vehicle ahead while said auto-cruise means is set to the active mode; generation means for generating reference vehicle-interval distance data on the basis of a plurality of vehicle-interval distance data accumulated by said accumulation means; and distance-setting means for setting the target vehicle-interval distance while said auto-cruise means is set to the active mode on the basis of the reference vehicle-interval distance data generated by said generation means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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