Adaptive cruise control acceleration rate control
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorOliver Schwindt
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Abstract
An adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle. The adaptive cruise control system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a vehicle in front of the host vehicle. The controller receives an indication of the detected vehicle from the sensor and is configured to maintain a speed of the host vehicle at a desired speed, to determine a speed of the detected vehicle relative to the host vehicle, and adjust an acceleration rate of the host vehicle based on the relative speed.
Claims16
An adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a vehicle in front of the host vehicle;
- and
- a controller receiving an indication of a detected vehicle from the sensor, the controller configured to
- maintain a speed of the host vehicle at a desired speed,
- determine a speed of the detected vehicle relative to the host vehicle,
- adjust an acceleration rate of the host vehicle based on the relative speed.
A method of operating an adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining an indication of a desired speed for the host vehicle;
- accelerating the host vehicle at a rate when a speed of the host vehicle is less than the desired speed;
- operating the host vehicle at a speed substantially equal to the desired speed;
- detecting a vehicle in front of the host vehicle;
- determining a speed of the vehicle relative to the speed of the host vehicle;
- and
- reducing the rate a first amount based on the relative speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.