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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Hanwha Defense Co., Ltd., Changwon-si, KR;
HANWHA DEFENSE CO., LTD., Changwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A following cruise control method is provided for controlling a control vehicle to follow a target vehicle, the following cruise control method including: determining one of a plurality of vehicles cruising in a group as the target vehicle based on preset priorities of the plurality of vehicles; receiving following-target information comprising at least one of driving information, position information, and state information from the target vehicle; controlling follow-cruising of the control vehicle to follow the target vehicle with a preset following distance from the target vehicle by generating a driving command based on the following-target information; determining whether the target vehicle is abnormal based on the following-target information; and in response to the target vehicle being determined to be abnormal, stopping the follow-cruising of the control vehicle.