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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew Fairgrieve, Thurlaston, GB;

Daniel Woolliscroft, Alvechurch, GB;

James Kelly, Dorridge, GB;

Assignee:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60T 8/175 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60T 8/175 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60T 2201/04 (2013.01); B60T 2210/14 (2013.01); B60T 2210/16 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01); B60T 2260/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/18118 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60W 2520/28 (2013.01); B60W 2520/30 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2550/141 (2013.01); B60W 2710/207 (2013.01); B60W 2720/26 (2013.01); B60W 2720/28 (2013.01); B60W 2720/30 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/20 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0234 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises detecting an occurrence of a slip event, of a step encounter event, or of both events at a leading wheel of the vehicle. The method also comprises predicting that the occurrence of the detected event(s) will occur at a following wheel of the vehicle. The method yet further comprises automatically controlling vehicle speed, vehicle acceleration, or both vehicle speed and acceleration in response to the detection, the prediction, or both the detection and prediction. A speed control system comprising an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to perform the above-described methodology is also provided.


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