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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pamela Irene Labuhn, Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
William Joseph Chundrlik, Jr, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 96 ; 701301 ; 180169 ; 180179 ; 342455 ; 340903 ; 123352 ;
Abstract
A vehicle adaptive cruise control system having active deceleration control provides for appropriate decelerations consistent with the objectives of preventing the vehicle from violating a desired minimum distance from a preceding vehicle and efficient utilization of road space through minimization of inter-vehicle spacing.