US 2024/0199014 A1 · Device and Method for Controlling Vehicle

Abstract

A device for controlling a first vehicle includes a sensor device, a processor, and a travel control device. The sensor device generates a speed control command associated with a first rate of speed change of the first vehicle. The processor is configured to detect a target vehicle, wherein a distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle is reduced based on the speed control command being executed; and generate a control signal for changing, at a second rate of speed change of the first vehicle, a speed of the first vehicle to a target speed during a speed changing period. The travel control device changes the speed of the first vehicle based on a control signal. A difference between the target speed and a speed of the target vehicle is less than or equal to a preset speed difference threshold.

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Dependent claims

A device for controlling a first vehicle, the device comprising:

a sensor device configured to generate a speed control command associated with a first rate of speed change of the first vehicle;
a processor configured to:
detect a target vehicle, wherein a distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle is reduced based on the speed control command being executed;
and
generate a control signal for changing, at a second rate of speed change of the first vehicle, a speed of the first vehicle to a target speed during a speed changing period, wherein the control signal is generated based on a determination that the first vehicle is traveling at the speed that increases the distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle, and wherein a difference between the target speed and a speed of the target vehicle is less than or equal to a preset speed difference threshold;
and
a travel control device configured to change, based on the control signal, the speed of the first vehicle.

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A method for controlling a first vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting, by a device, a speed control command associated with a first rate of speed change of the first vehicle;
detecting a target vehicle, wherein a distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle is reduced based on the speed control command being executed;
changing, at a second rate of speed change of the first vehicle, a speed of the first vehicle to a target speed during a speed changing period, wherein the changing the speed of the first vehicle to the target speed is based on a determination that the first vehicle is traveling at the speed that increases the distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle, and wherein a difference between the target speed and a speed of the target vehicle is less than or equal to a preset speed difference threshold;
and
after the speed changing period, maintaining the target speed by overriding the speed control command.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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