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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Nagoya, JP;
Hideaki Koto, Anjo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kodama, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Takayuki Miyajima, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Nagoya, JP;
Hideaki Koto, Anjo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kodama, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Takayuki Miyajima, Okazaki, JP;
Advics. Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A speed control device for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed obtaining means obtaining a vehicle speed, a shape obtaining means obtaining a curve shape, a position obtaining means obtaining a positional relationship between a curve and the vehicle, a target vehicle speed determining means determining a target vehicle speed based on the curve shape and the positional relationship, a vehicle speed controlling means controlling the vehicle speed based on the target vehicle speed and the vehicle speed, and an acceleration operation quantity obtaining means obtaining an operation quantity of an acceleration operating member operated by a driver, wherein the target vehicle speed determining means includes a modification means modifying the target vehicle speed based on the operation quantity so that the target vehicle speed obtained when the operation variable is greater than zero becomes a greater value than the target vehicle speed obtained when the operation quantity is zero.