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US 8,301,355 B2Granted
Cruise control systems and methods with selective target speed updating for passing maneuvers
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsPatrick J. O'Leary, Barbara A. Shuler
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Abstract
A cruise control system comprises a passing detection module and a speed regulator module. The passing detection module selectively detects execution of a passing maneuver based on an accelerator pedal position (APP) measured by an APP sensor and actuation of a Set/Coast input to the cruise control system when a vehicle speed is greater than a target speed. The speed regulator module regulates the vehicle speed based on the target speed and updates the target speed to the vehicle speed when the passing maneuver is detected.
Claims14
A cruise control system comprising:
- a speed regulator module that regulates a vehicle speed based on a target speed;
- a passing detection module that:
- in response to a first determination that said vehicle speed is greater than said target speed, indicates whether a passing maneuver is being executed based on an accelerator pedal position (APP) measured by an APP sensor and actuation of a Set/Coast input to the cruise control system;
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- selectively indicates that said passing maneuver is being executed in response to said first determination and a second determination that said APP is one of greater than or less than a predetermined steady state position,
- wherein said speed regulator module updates said target speed to said vehicle speed in response to an indication that said passing maneuver is being executed.
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A method comprising:
- regulating a vehicle speed based on a target speed;
- in response to a first determination that said vehicle speed is greater than said target speed, selectively indicating that a passing maneuver is being executed based on an accelerator pedal position (APP) measured by an APP sensor and actuation of a Set/Coast input to a cruise control system;
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- selectively indicating that said passing maneuver is being executed in response to said first determination and a second determination that said APP is one of greater than or less than a predetermined steady state position;
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- updating said target speed to said vehicle speed in response to an indication that said passing maneuver is being executed.
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