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US 9,428,190 B2Granted
Adaptive cruise control while towing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorKeith Weston
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a powertrain, a cruise control system, and a controller. The controller, in response to a brake temperature being greater than a threshold while the cruise control system is active and the vehicle being coupled to a trailer, operates the powertrain such that a speed of the vehicle decreases to decrease the brake temperature.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a powertrain;
- a speed control system;
- and
- a controller programmed to, in response to activation of the speed control system while conditions indicate the vehicle is towing an object, operate the powertrain to maintain a target following distance between the vehicle and a target vehicle based on an overall length of the vehicle and object.
1 more element
A vehicle comprising:
- a powertrain;
- a cruise control system;
- and
- a controller programmed to, in response to a brake temperature being greater than a threshold while the cruise control system is active and the vehicle being coupled to a trailer, operate the powertrain to maintain a target following distance between the vehicle and a target vehicle based on an overall length of the vehicle and object such that a speed of the vehicle decreases to decrease the brake temperature.
1 more element
A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:
- in response to activation of a vehicle speed control system and conditions indicating a presence of a towed object, prompting a user via a display interface to input a combined length of the vehicle and the towed object;
- and
- operating the vehicle to maintain a following distance between the vehicle and a forward vehicle that is based on the combined length and a brake temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.