Preceding-vehicle following control system
First Claim
1. A preceding-vehicle following control system for a host vehicle, comprising:
- a controller arranged,to obtain road width indicative information of a road traveled by the host vehicle,to execute a following control for following a preceding vehicle ahead of the host vehicle according to the road width indicative information, andto vary a control gain employed for obtaining a target vehicle speed according to the road width indicative information in the execution of the following control.
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Abstract
A preceding-vehicle following control system for a host vehicle is comprised of a road information device (2, 3) for obtaining road information of a road ahead of the host vehicle, a preceding-vehicle detector (1) for obtaining preceding-vehicle information of a preceding vehicle ahead of the host vehicle and a controller (10) connected to the road information device and the preceding vehicle recognizing device. The controller is arranged to determine a road width of the road from the road information, to vary a condition for determining a control characteristic of a control system of a following control for following the preceding vehicle, and to execute the following control on the basis of the condition for determining the control characteristic and the preceding-vehicle information.
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1. A preceding-vehicle following control system for a host vehicle, comprising:
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a controller arranged, to obtain road width indicative information of a road traveled by the host vehicle, to execute a following control for following a preceding vehicle ahead of the host vehicle according to the road width indicative information, and to vary a control gain employed for obtaining a target vehicle speed according to the road width indicative information in the execution of the following control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A preceding-vehicle following control system for a host vehicle, comprising:
a controller arranged, to obtain road width indicative information of a road traveled by the host vehicle, to execute a following control for following a preceding vehicle ahead of the host vehicle according to the road width indicative information, and to set a target inter-vehicle distance according to the road width indicative information in the execution of the following control. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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