Motor vehicles – With means for controlling operation responsive to... – Radiation – force – or waves reflected from external object or...
Patent
1991-12-02
1993-07-27
Camby, Richard M.
Motor vehicles
With means for controlling operation responsive to...
Radiation, force, or waves reflected from external object or...
180170, 180175, 180176, 180177, 340904, 36442604, 364456, 364461, B60K 3108
Patent
active
052304000
ABSTRACT:
A cruise control system for vehicles uses a video camera to follow a vehicle driving ahead at a constant distance and speed on a highway. The system detects the distance to a vehicle and a relative speed to set the upper and lower limitations for the distance and the speed. The system controls a speed of the vehicle in accordance with the comparisons of the detected distance and speed with the limitations.
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Kakinami Toshiaki
Saiki Mitsuyoshi
Sato Jun
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Camby Richard M.
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