Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Simon Gilling

Mark Cund

Paul Widdowson

James Kelly

Andrew Fairgrieve

Daniel Woolliscroft

Edward Hoare

Thuy-Yung Tran

Nigel Clarke

Diana Franganillo

Andrew Fairgireve

Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus for monitoring one or more target objects in an environment external to a host vehicle by means of at least one sensor, the apparatus being arranged to trigger at least one action responsive to the detection of prescribed relative movement between the host vehicle and the one or more target objects, wherein the apparatus is arranged to monitor one or more control inputs of the vehicle and to over-ride triggering of the at least one action such that triggering of the at least one action is not performed in the event that a prescribed movement of one or more of the control inputs is detected.

Monitoring apparatus and method

A vehicle control system having a plurality of speed control systems, each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed. The system is operable wherein one of the plurality of speed control systems may be selected to control vehicle speed at a given moment in time, wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, the second one of the speed control systems is operable to set a value of target speed thereof to a value corresponding to that of the target speed of the first.

Vehicle speed control system and method

A method of determining a wade depth (d) in relation to a vehicle () when at least partially submerged in water. An attitude of the vehicle () is determined and a first height (d) of the surface of the water measured relative to a first reference point on the vehicle (). The wade depth (d) is determined based on the attitude of the vehicle () and said first height (d). Alternatively, or in addition, the travel height (H) of a vehicle suspension is determined. Aspects of the invention also relates to a system and a vehicle ().

Method and system for determining a wading depth of a vehicle

A system for controlling vehicle speed in accordance with a current value of vehicle set-speed. The system responds to user input to change the current value of vehicle set-speed to a different value and is configured to store the current value of set-speed in a memory as a stored set-speed and to change the current value of set-speed in dependence on the user input. The speedometer indicates both the current and stored set-speeds. The system can return the current value of vehicle set-speed to the stored set-speed upon receipt of a 'resume' or other user command. The system can enter into a descent control mode that applies braking torque but no drive torque and can also enter into a full functionality mode that provides either drive or braking torque to maintain the vehicle at the set-speed.

Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for monitoring one or more target objects in an environment external to a host vehicle by means of at least one sensor. The apparatus is arranged to trigger at least one action responsive to detection by means of the at least one sensor of prescribed relative movement between the host vehicle and the one or more target objects. The apparatus is arranged to determine a lateral offset value being a distance of the or each target object from an extended axis of the host vehicle and to over-ride triggering of the at least one action such that triggering of the at least one action is not performed in dependence on the lateral offset value.

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Coventry, United Kingdom

Simon Gilling