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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
May. 18, 1994
Eiji Nishimura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Tamio Hirasawa, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Kazuyoshi Okuda, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Satoru Ando, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Takahiro Inada, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Tsunehisa Okuda, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomoji Izumi, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Kenji Shimizu, Higashihirishima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle which sets a target vehicle-interval distance, and can execute auto-cruise control for controlling the vehicle speed so as to maintain the target vehicle-interval distance, when the auto-cruise control is not executed, a vehicle-interval distance to be set by a driver is detected together with the vehicle speed at that time. A plurality of sets of the vehicle speed and vehicle-interval distance data are accumulated, and the relationship between the vehicle speed and the vehicle-interval distance is calculated. Upon execution of the auto-cruise control, a vehicle-interval distance corresponding to the vehicle speed at that time is obtained from the calculated relationship, and the obtained vehicle-interval distance is set to be the target vehicle-interval distance.