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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Higashimata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takenori Hashizume, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/00 ; B60T 8/00 ; G05D 1/00 ; G05D 1/500 ; G05D 1/300 ; G06F 7/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/00 ; B60T 8/00 ; G05D 1/00 ; G05D 1/500 ; G05D 1/300 ; G06F 7/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A vehicle follow-up control apparatus includes a distance sensor sensing an actual vehicle-to-vehicle distance from a controlled vehicle to a preceding vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor sensing an actual vehicle speed of the controlled vehicle, and a controller for calculating a desired vehicle speed to be achieved in the controlled vehicle. The desired vehicle speed is calculated in accordance with the actual vehicle-to-vehicle distance, the relative speed and a control gain which is adjusted in accordance with the relative speed.