Vehicle speed limiting apparatus and vehicle speed control apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle speed limiting apparatus, comprising:
- an opening detection unit configured to detect an opening of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
an estimation unit configured to estimate whether the vehicle starts a lane change; and
an electronic control unit configured to implementan upper-limit setting unit configured to set an upper-limit speed of the vehicle,a vehicle speed control unit configured to control the traveling speed so as not to exceed the upper-limit speed even when the opening of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle becomes great enough to make the traveling speed of the vehicle exceed the upper-limit speed, anda permissible speed setting unit configured to set a permissible speed higher than the upper-limit speed,wherein when the estimation unit estimates that the vehicle starts the lane change, the vehicle speed control unit permits the traveling speed to exceed the upper-limit speed, and controls the traveling speed so as not to exceed the permissible speed set by the permissible speed setting unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle speed limiting apparatus includes an opening detection unit to detect an opening of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; an estimation unit to estimate whether the vehicle starts a lane change; and an ECU to implement an upper-limit setting unit to set an upper-limit speed of the vehicle, a vehicle speed control unit to control the traveling speed so as not to exceed the upper-limit speed even when the opening of the accelerator pedal becomes great enough to make the traveling speed exceed the upper-limit speed, and a permissible speed setting unit to set a permissible speed higher than the upper-limit speed. When the estimation unit estimates that the vehicle starts the lane change, the vehicle speed control unit permits the traveling speed to exceed the upper-limit speed, and controls the traveling speed so as not to exceed the permissible speed.
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle speed limiting apparatus, comprising:
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an opening detection unit configured to detect an opening of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; an estimation unit configured to estimate whether the vehicle starts a lane change; and an electronic control unit configured to implement an upper-limit setting unit configured to set an upper-limit speed of the vehicle, a vehicle speed control unit configured to control the traveling speed so as not to exceed the upper-limit speed even when the opening of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle becomes great enough to make the traveling speed of the vehicle exceed the upper-limit speed, and a permissible speed setting unit configured to set a permissible speed higher than the upper-limit speed, wherein when the estimation unit estimates that the vehicle starts the lane change, the vehicle speed control unit permits the traveling speed to exceed the upper-limit speed, and controls the traveling speed so as not to exceed the permissible speed set by the permissible speed setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle speed control apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic control unit configured to implement an upper-limit setting unit configured to set an upper-limit speed of the vehicle, a vehicle speed control unit configured to control the traveling speed so as not to exceed the upper-limit speed even when an opening of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle becomes great enough to make the traveling speed of the vehicle exceed the upper-limit speed, and a permissible speed setting unit configured to set a permissible speed higher than the upper-limit speed, wherein when it is estimated that the vehicle starts a lane change, the vehicle speed control unit permits the traveling speed to exceed the upper-limit speed, and controls the traveling speed so as not to exceed the permissible speed set by the permissible speed setting unit.
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