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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel A. Makled, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael McQuillen, Warren, MI (US);
Nitendra Nath, Troy, MI (US);
Nicolas Salciccioli, Birmingham, MI (US);
Aaron L. Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring and adjustment of gaps between vehicles. An example vehicle includes a rear sensing device and a controller. The controller is to determine a target lead gap for following a lead vehicle during adaptive cruise control and measure, via the rear sensing device, a trailing distance to a trailing vehicle. The controller also is to determine a target trailing gap for the trailing vehicle. The example vehicle also includes a cruise control unit to increase, responsive to the trailing distance being less than the target trailing gap, the target lead gap based on the trailing distance.