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Cruise control system having a stop and go function

  • US 7,321,818 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2002
  • Issued: 01/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cruise control system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a sensor device for measuring an operating parameter of the motor vehicle and for measuring a distance to an object located in front of the motor vehicle; and

    a controller for controlling one of a speed and an acceleration of the motor vehicle as a function of the measured operating parameter and the measured distance to the object, wherein;

    the controller includes a stop-and-go function for automatically controlling driving off, rolling, and stopping as a function of a movement of the object, andthe controller continuously checks the sensor device during the stop-and-go operation for at least one predefined condition, wherein the at least one predefined condition includes a turning operation of the motor vehicle, and wherein the turning operation is detected when a turn radius is smaller than a predefined threshold value, the turn radius being determined by an evaluation of one of a yaw rate signal and a steering angle signal, and in the presence of the at least one predefined condition initiates a procedure for the shutdown of the stop-and-go function.

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