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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Kouji Kobayashi, Anjo, JP;
Kenji Itou, Anjo, JP;
Nobuaki Miki, Anjo, JP;
Shigeo Tsuzuki, Anjo, JP;
Seiji Sakakibara, Anjo, JP;
Kiyoshi Kurita, Anjo, JP;
Yoshinori Matsushita, Anjo, JP;
Masao Kawai, Anjo, JP;
Toshihiro Shimado, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A vehicle control unit controls a vehicle having a device capable of controlling deceleration, such as a continuously variable transmission. An information detection device is capable of determining a relationship between the instant vehicle and a preceding vehicle running in front of the instant vehicle, for example, a headway distance and a relative speed therebetween. Based on the information derived from the detection device, the vehicle correlation is determined and compared with a predetermined target correlation. Then, deceleration of the instant vehicle is set by a deceleration setting device such that the determined correlation reaches the predetermined target correlation. The device for performing deceleration is controlled based on the deceleration that has been set.