Communications: electrical – Vehicle position indication – Map display
Patent
1995-02-15
1998-04-21
Hofsass, Jeffery A.
Communications: electrical
Vehicle position indication
Map display
340905, 340736, 3644442, G09G 1123
Patent
active
057422400
ABSTRACT:
A course travel judging device judges based on outputs from a map information outputting device and a subject vehicle position outputting device whether a subject vehicle is traveling on a course set by a course setting device. If the subject vehicle is traveling on the set course, a vehicle speed is controlled by a travel control device, so that the subject vehicle can safely pass through a curve ahead thereof. If the subject vehicle has deviated from the set course, an alarm is given to an occupant by an alarm device, and the control of vehicle speed by the travel control device is stopped. If a departing possibility judging device judges that there is a possibility of departing of the subject vehicle from the set course, a deviatable course is set by a deviatable course determining device, and the vehicle speed is controlled by the travel control device, so that the subject vehicle can safely pass through a curve having a severest passing condition on either of the set course or the deviatable course. Therefore, even if a vehicle has deviated from a course determined through a navigation system, an appropriate control of vehicle speed can be carried out.
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Asanuma Nobuyoshi
Sekine Hiroshi
Carrier Joseph P.
Esser William F.
Hofsass Jeffery A.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Lee Benjamin C.
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