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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Yoshinori Yamamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoji Seto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A target orbit of an inter-vehicle distance is calculated based on an inter-vehicle distance command value, a target orbit coincident-host vehicle running speed command value for according the inter-vehicle distance with the target orbit is calculated, and a reference host vehicle running speed command value is calculated by use of the target orbit and the target orbit coincident-host vehicle running speed command value. Moreover, a preceding vehicle acceleration is detected, and a value obtained by multiplying the preceding vehicle acceleration by a response time constant of a host vehicle running speed control system is added to the reference host vehicle running speed command value, thus a host vehicle running speed command value is calculated and set, whereby an influence of the preceding vehicle acceleration is removed, and a follow-up characteristic to an inter-vehicle distance target value is improved. When ride comfort is lowered due to an influence of a noise, a gain multiplied with the preceding vehicle acceleration is made variable in a range from the response time constant to zero, whereby a feedback effect of the preceding vehicle acceleration is controlled.