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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:
Aug. 31, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;

Inventors:

Eric P. Knutson, Kokomo, IN (US);

David M. Spell, Kokomo, IN (US);

Linh N. Pham, Kokomo, IN (US);

Assignee:

APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael, BB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/042 (2006.01); G08G 1/017 (2006.01); G08B 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60K 2370/167 (2019.05); B60K 2370/168 (2019.05); B60K 2370/179 (2019.05);
Abstract

A vehicle controller includes at least one input configured to receive sensor signals from a plurality of sensors configured to determine vehicle dynamic information and at least one input configured to receive sensor signals from a plurality of sensors configured to determine external vehicle information Included in the vehicle controller is a memory and a processor. The memory stores instructions for executing a vehicle positioning system and a driver assistance system using the controller. An output is configured to output a safe to pass condition in response to the controller determining an available vehicle power meets or exceeds an estimated power requirement for a passing operation.


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