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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Patrick J. O'leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick J. O'Leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle includes a deceleration module, a downshift trigger module, and a shift module. The deceleration module determines a deceleration rate based on a speed of at least one of the vehicle and an engine of the vehicle. The downshift trigger module generates a threshold signal based on the deceleration rate. The shift module generates a downshift signal when the speed is less than the threshold signal and while the vehicle is operating in a manual transmission mode.