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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2009
Ron Heft, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hiroshi Tsuda, McLean, VA (US);
Hiroshi Kawazoe, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahide Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Ron Heft, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hiroshi Tsuda, McLean, VA (US);
Hiroshi Kawazoe, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahide Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
An adaptive speed control device includes a posted speed change detecting section, a notification section, a set speed signal receiving section, and an adaptive speed control section. The posted speed change detecting section is configured to detect an upcoming change to a posted speed limit at. The notification section is configured to control a user interface device to notify a new posted speed limit at a prescribed notification timing before the vehicle reaches a transition point. The set speed signal receiving section is configured to accept a set speed signal from a user input device. The adaptive speed control section is configured to change a set speed of the vehicle according to the new posted speed limit and to automatically change a speed to the set speed upon receiving the set speed signal at or after a prescribed activation timing that occurs simultaneously with or after the prescribed notification timing.