# US 2017/0282917 A1 · System and methods for adaptive cruise control based on user defined parameters > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0282917 A1 - Document ID: US20170282917A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/083,779 - Filed: 2016-03-29 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-29 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Thomas Edward Pilutti; Shane Elwart; Johannes Geir Kristinsson; David Hamilton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282917A1 ## CPC - B60W 30/143: {Speed control (B60W30/16 takes precedence)} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/20: Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60W 30/14: {Adaptive} cruise control - B60W 30/16: Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle - G01S 19/13: Receivers - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 2310/244: changing target speed or setting a new target speed, e.g. changing algorithms - B60K 2360/166: Navigation - B60K 2360/168: Target or limit values - B60K 2360/169: Remaining operating distance or charge - B60K 2360/174: Economic driving - B60W 2050/0067: {Confirmation by the driver} - B60W 2050/0075: {Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means} - B60W 2540/30: Driving style - B60W 2556/10: Historical data - B60W 2556/50: of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data - Y02T 10/84: Data processing systems or methods, management, administration - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract Systems and methods for adaptive cruise control based on user defined parameters are disclosed. An example disclosed vehicle includes a GPS receiver configured to provide a location of the vehicle, an adaptive cruise control; and a cruise control adjuster. In the example cruise control adjuster is configured to generate an action when a cruise control event is defined for the location. In the disclosed example the cruise control event is based on past changes to the adaptive cruise control at the location. The example cruise control adjuster is also configured to apply the action to the adaptive cruise control to change how the adaptive cruise control controls the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a GPS receiver configured to provide a location of the vehicle; a cruise control adjuster configured to, via a processor: provide a list of cruise control events and associated locations; modify the cruise control events and associated locations with corresponding driver preferences; and at the location associated with cruise control events, change settings of an adaptive cruise control based on an associated cruise control event and the corresponding driver preference. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cruise control event specifies the settings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the-settings include one of activating the adaptive cruise control, deactivating the adaptive cruise control, resuming the adaptive cruise control, modifying a speed setting of the adaptive cruise control, or modifying a gap distance setting of the adaptive cruise control. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the cruise control adjuster is configured to, when the settings include one of activating the adaptive cruise control, deactivating the adaptive cruise control, resuming the adaptive cruise control, increasing the speed setting of the adaptive cruise control, or decreasing the gap distance setting of the adaptive cruise control, prompt a driver to confirm an action before applying the action to the adaptive cruise control. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cruise control adjuster is configured to generate the settings based on the cruise control event and the corresponding driver preference when a-rule defined by the corresponding driver preference is satisfied by external information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the external information includes least one of traffic information, weather information, or road condition information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the cruise control adjuster is configured to provide an interface, via an infotainment head unit, to display the list of cruise control events and facilitate a user defining the rules for the corresponding user preferences. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cruise control adjuster is configured to provide an interface, via an infotainment head unit, to facilitate a user modifying the cruise control events. ### Claim 9 A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising: monitoring, by a GPS receiver, a location of the vehicle; providing, via an interface on an infotainment head unit, a list of cruise control events and associated locations; associating the cruise control events with corresponding driver preferences entered via the interface; at the location associated with one of the cruise control events, generating, by a processor, an action based on the an associated cruise control event and the corresponding driver preferences; and applying the action to an adaptive cruise control to change how the adaptive cruise control controls the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the cruise control event specifies the action. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the action is one of activating the adaptive cruise control, deactivating the adaptive cruise control, resuming the adaptive cruise control, modifying a speed setting of the adaptive cruise control, or modifying a gap distance setting of the adaptive cruise control. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, including when the action is one of activating the adaptive cruise control, deactivating the adaptive cruise control, resuming the adaptive cruise control, increasing the speed setting of the adaptive cruise control, or decreasing the gap distance setting of the adaptive cruise control, prompting a driver to confirm an action before applying the action to the adaptive cruise control. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein generating the action includes modifying the action specified by the cruise control event-with a user-generated rule defined by the corresponding user preference the user-generated rule is satisfied by external information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the external information includes least one of traffic information, weather information, or road condition information. ### Claim 15 (canceled) ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, including providing the interface to facilitate a user modifying the cruise control events. ### Claim 17 A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a vehicle to: monitor, by a GPS receiver, a location of the vehicle; provide, on an interface on an infotainment head unit, a list of cruise control events and associated locations; associate the cruise control events with corresponding driver preferences entered via the interface; at the location associated with one of the cruise control events, generate an action based on an associated cruise control event and the corresponding driver preferences; and apply the action to the adaptive cruise control to change how the adaptive cruise control controls the vehicle.