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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jason D. Bell, Dahinda, IL (US);
Stefan J. Wulf, Washington, IL (US);
Daryl R. Brower, Edelstein, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for managing cruise control in a machine provide for maintaining a speed of the machine at a target speed in the absence of an acceleration or deceleration command from an operator of the machine. When a deceleration command is received from the operator of the machine the machine is slowed below the target speed while the deceleration command is received and is returned to the target speed when the deceleration command is no longer received.