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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180169 ; 180170 ; 180175 ; 180176 ; 180177 ; 340904 ; 36442604 ; 364456 ; 364461 ;
Abstract
A cruise control system for vehicles uses a video camera to follow a vehicle driving ahead at a constant distance and speed on a highway. The system detects the distance to a vehicle and a relative speed to set the upper and lower limitations for the distance and the speed. The system controls a speed of the vehicle in accordance with the comparisons of the detected distance and speed with the limitations.