Title:
車両用追従制御装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3627575
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A preceding vehicle following control apparatus includes a speed sensor for sensing a vehicle speed of a controlled vehicle, a spacing sensor for sensing a spacing or distance from the controlled vehicle to a preceding vehicle, and a following controller. In addition to a following mode for controlling the driving/braking force of the controlled vehicle in accordance with the spacing and the vehicle speed, the following controller has a wait mode, an auto-stop mode, and a release mode. The following controller initially sets the control mode to the wait mode, and changes the control mode from the wait mode to the auto-stop mode or the following mode depending on whether the controlled vehicle is in a stop state or not. The controller changes the control mode between the auto-stop mode and the following mode in accordance with the spacing and the vehicle speed, changes the control mode to the release mode in response to a driver's operation such as a transmission range changing operation or a braking operation, and returns the control mode from the release mode to the wait mode in response to a driver's accelerating or braking operation.
Inventors:
Koichi Akahori
Yoshinori Yamamura
Yoshinori Yamamura
Application Number:
JP18649799A
Publication Date:
March 09, 2005
Filing Date:
June 30, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
International Classes:
B60K28/10; B60K31/00; B60K31/04; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/10; B60W10/18; B60W10/184; B60W30/00; B60W30/17; F02D29/02; G08G1/16; F16H61/66; (IPC1-7): B60K31/00; B60K28/10; B60K41/00; B60K41/28; F02D29/02; G08G1/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP10166898A | ||||
| JP4012142A | ||||
| JP10181382A | ||||
| JP3292224A | ||||
| JP10272964A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tetsuya Mori
Yoshiaki Naito
Cui Shu Tetsu
Yoshiaki Naito
Cui Shu Tetsu