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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Great Wall Motor Company Limited, Hebei, CN;
Junjie Chang, Baoding, CN;
Yuanyuan Zhang, Baoding, CN;
Pu Li, Baoding, CN;
Longbao Zhen, Baoding, CN;
Kai Zhang, Baoding, CN;
GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, Hebei, CN;
Abstract
An adaptive cruise control system and an adaptive cruise control method supporting traffic light recognition are provided. The adaptive cruise control system in the present disclosure includes: a wireless receiver adaptive with a wireless transmitter of each traffic light on a current lane and configured to receive first traffic light state information about the traffic light on the current lane sent by the wireless transmitter; and a main controller being in communication with the wireless receiver and configured to obtain the first traffic light state information received from the wireless receiver, and perform a stop control or adaptive cruise control based on the first traffic light state information. By implementing the adaptive cruise control method, an adaptive cruise control for avoiding a driver from violation of traffic light is further realized based on the state information of the traffic lights, so that a safety of driving can be improved.