Method and apparatus for cruise control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5761629
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08567984

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A cruise control system arranged to determine whether the closest targeted vehicle ahead of a vehicle being controlled is running in its lane or an adjacent lane and if it is determined that the closest vehicle is running in an adjacent slower lane, allowing the controlled vehicle to overtake the closest vehicle if the way ahead is clear, and if it is determined that the closest vehicle is running in an adjacent faster lane, selecting that closest vehicle as a prime target to control the acceleration of the controlled vehicle unless there is another vehicle running in the same lane as the controlled vehicle which requires deceleration of the controlled vehicle, in which case the vehicle running in the same lane is selected as the prime target.

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LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYSOLIHULL WEST MIDLANDS B91 3TX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilling, Simon Peter Castlethorpe, GB2 5 94

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