Method and system for continued vehicle control in an adaptive speed control system at vehicle speeds below a minimum operating speed when a sensed target disappears
First Claim
1. In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method for continued vehicle control at a vehicle speed below a minimum operating speed threshold when a sensed target disappears, the method comprising:
- determining whether the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold;
if the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, determining whether a sensed target has disappeared;
if the sensed target has disappeared, generating a phantom target having a range and range rate corresponding to a last known range and range rate, respectively, of the sensed target; and
controlling the vehicle speed based on the range and range rate of the phantom target.
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Abstract
In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method and system for continued vehicle braking at a vehicle speed below a minimum operating speed threshold when a sensed target disappears. The method and system determine whether the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, determine whether a sensed target has disappeared if the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, and generate a phantom target having a range and range rate corresponding to a last known range and range rate, respectively, of the sensed target if the sensed target has disappeared. The method and system also control the vehicle speed based on the range and range rate of the phantom target.
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1. In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method for continued vehicle control at a vehicle speed below a minimum operating speed threshold when a sensed target disappears, the method comprising:
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determining whether the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold; if the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, determining whether a sensed target has disappeared; if the sensed target has disappeared, generating a phantom target having a range and range rate corresponding to a last known range and range rate, respectively, of the sensed target; and controlling the vehicle speed based on the range and range rate of the phantom target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a system for continued vehicle control at a vehicle speed below a minimum operating speed threshold when a sensed target disappears comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an input signal indicative of the vehicle speed; and a controller for determining whether the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, determining whether a sensed target has disappeared if the vehicle speed is less than the minimum operating speed threshold, generating a phantom target having a range and range rate corresponding to a last known range and range rate, respectively, of the sensed target if the sensed target has disappeared, and controlling the vehicle speed based on the range and range rate of the phantom target. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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