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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
Pamela I. Labuhn, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
James N. Nickolaou, Clarkston, MI (US);
Patrick J. O'leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bartz, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Pamela I. Labuhn, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
James N. Nickolaou, Clarkston, MI (US);
Patrick J. O'Leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bartz, Lake Orion, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle. The method can identify certain low speed environments, like parking lots, where usage of the cruise control system is usually inappropriate and can disable the system accordingly. According to one embodiment, a full speed range adaptive (FSRA) cruise control system compares a steering wheel position to a steering wheel threshold to determine if the vehicle is operating in an inappropriate low speed environment and, if so, disables the cruise control system accordingly.