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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald L Parker, Bryan, TX (US);
Tian M Roan, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01P / ; B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356-501 ; 356 28 ; 180169 ;
Abstract
A vehicle control system (12) is provided which comprises a range measurement system (14) which transmits a signal (20) to a target (22) and receives an echo signal (24) returned from the target (22). The range measurement system (14) comprises a transmitter system (26) and a receiver system (28). The receiver system (28) generates an analog signal representative of the range. The target (22) transmits the range signal to a processor (30). Processor (30) may be used to provide warning signals and to control a conventional speed control system (16) coupled to the throttle (18) of a vehicle (10).