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Method and system for controlling vehicle speed based on vehicle yaw rate and yaw acceleration

  • US 6,317,679 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2001
  • Issued: 11/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In an adaptive speed control system for a vehicle, a method for controlling a speed of the vehicle while the vehicle is traversing a curved path, the method comprising:

  • sensing a yaw rate of the vehicle;

    determining a yaw acceleration based on the yaw rate;

    determining a maximum allowed speed of the vehicle on the curved path based on the yaw rate and the yaw acceleration; and

    limiting the speed of the vehicle on the curved path to a value no greater than the maximum allowed vehicle speed.

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