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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/32 ;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling speed of a vehicle include determining whether or not a stand-by braking torque is applied, determining an actual distance from a preceding vehicle in front of a vehicle, comparing the actual distance to a desired distance to determine whether the actual distance is greater than the desired distance, determining motor/engine torque to increase vehicle speed, and applying the motor/engine torque when the actual distance is greater than the desired distance. The system and method terminates application of stand-by braking torque upon receiving operator torque request.