US Patent Application 18133068. TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS simplified abstract
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TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS
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Inventor(s)
Akinori Nakamura of Tokyo (JP)
TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18133068 titled 'TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a traveling control apparatus for vehicles.
- The apparatus includes a speed control processor, brake command detectors, a brake control processor, and an operational state setting unit.
- The speed control processor is responsible for controlling the vehicle's speed to match a target speed and can be switched between an active and inactive state.
- The first brake command detector detects a brake command from the driver's operation.
- The brake control processor generates a second brake command based on the external environment.
- The second brake command detector detects the second brake command.
- The operational state setting unit keeps the speed control processor in the active state when the first brake command is detected while it is active.
- The operational state setting unit switches the speed control processor to the inactive state when the second brake command is detected.
- The innovation aims to improve the control of vehicle speed and braking by integrating both driver and environment-based brake commands.
Original Abstract Submitted
A traveling control apparatus includes a speed control processor, first and second brake command detectors, a brake control processor, and an operational state setting unit. The speed control processor controls a vehicle speed to cause a vehicle to travel at a target speed, and is switchable between an active operational state and an inactive operational state. The first brake command detector detects a first brake command based on a driver's operation. The brake control processor generates a second brake command based on an environment outside the vehicle. The second brake command detector detects the second brake command. The operational state setting unit maintains the speed control processor in the active operational state when the first brake command is generated while the speed control processor is in the active operational state, and switches the speed control processor to the inactive operational state when the second brake command is generated.
