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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2007
Applicants:

Masato Imai, Ibaraki, JP;

Hiroshi Sakamoto, Ibaraki, JP;

Tatsuya Ochi, Ibaraki, JP;

Takashi Okada, Ibaraki, JP;

Toshimichi Minowa, Ibaraki, JP;

Masao Sakata, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Imai, Ibaraki, JP;

Hiroshi Sakamoto, Ibaraki, JP;

Tatsuya Ochi, Ibaraki, JP;

Takashi Okada, Ibaraki, JP;

Toshimichi Minowa, Ibaraki, JP;

Masao Sakata, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle speed control system includes: a unit for computing a first target velocity based on map information; a unit for computing a second target velocity based on a road profile obtained from other information than the map information (such as lane recognition using a camera); a unit for comparing the first target velocity and the second target velocity; a unit for selecting a lower target velocity therefrom; and a unit for controlling a vehicle velocity in accordance with the selected target velocity.


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