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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
John-Michael McNew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC, Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0026 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for controlling the speed of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a speed limit; determining an offset value based on (i) the speed limit, and (ii) a speed map, the speed map comprising a plurality of entries, each entry associating one of the offset values with a respective speed limit; and setting the speed of the vehicle according to the speed limit and the determined offset value.