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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Gen Inoue, Susono, JP;
Katsuyuki Kawai, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Sawada, OKazaki, JP;
Ichiro Kitaori, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhito Ishida, Toyokawa, JP;
Gen Inoue, Susono, JP;
Katsuyuki Kawai, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Sawada, OKazaki, JP;
Ichiro Kitaori, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhito Ishida, Toyokawa, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Advics Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle cruise control apparatus includes a vehicle speed adjusting device that adjusts a vehicle speed to a set target vehicle speed, a brake operation detecting device that detects brake operation performed by a driver, and a first controller that controls the vehicle speed adjusting device based on a target driving force that maintains a vehicle in a stopped condition, when the brake operation performed by the driver is detected.