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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroshi Kuroda, Hitachi, JP;
Satoru Kuragaki, Hitachi, JP;
Tokuji Yoshikawa, Hitachi, JP;
Toshimichi Minowa, Mito, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kuroda, Hitachi, JP;
Satoru Kuragaki, Hitachi, JP;
Tokuji Yoshikawa, Hitachi, JP;
Toshimichi Minowa, Mito, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K031/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automobile running control system having 'Fast follow-up' and 'Slow follow-up' modes controls so that the automobile may cruise at an optimum car-to-car space between the automobile and an object which is selected among those detected and faster than a preset ground velocity in the “Fast follow-up” mode. When the fast follow-up velocity of the automobile falls under the preset velocity, the system automatically enters the “Slow follow-up” mode.