Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle including an adaptive cruise control system

Zhao, Junfeng; Hu, Yiran; Li, Dongxu; Muldoon, Steven E.; Chang, Chen-Fang

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Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle including an adaptive cruise control system

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Operating a subject vehicle equipped with an adaptive cruise control system includes setting initial states for control parameters, including setting a desired vehicle speed and determining a desired following gap range, wherein the desired following gap range is associated with a lead vehicle. Operation is controlled via the adaptive cruise control system based upon the initial states for the control parameters. Operation also includes monitoring for presence of the lead vehicle. Upon detecting presence of the lead vehicle, an actual following gap is determined between the subject vehicle and the lead vehicle, and the initial states of the control parameters associated with the adaptive cruise control system are adjusted based upon the actual following gap between the subject vehicle and the lead vehicle, and the desired following gap range. Operation is controlled via the adaptive cruise control system based upon the adjusted initial states of the control parameters.

Inventors:: Zhao, Junfeng; Hu, Yiran; Li, Dongxu; Muldoon, Steven E.; Chang, Chen-Fang

Issue Date:: 2021-11-09

Research Org.:: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1860041

Patent Number(s):: 11167759

Application Number:: 16/380,275

Assignee:: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION
B60W10/04 - including control of propulsion units
B60W10/18 - including control of braking systems
B60W2552/15 - Road slope
B60W2554/4042 - Longitudinal speed
B60W2554/408 - Traffic behavior, e.g. swarm
B60W2554/801 - Lateral distance
B60W2554/804 - Relative longitudinal speed
B60W2556/50 - for navigation systems
B60W2556/65 - Data transmitted between vehicles
B60W2720/10 - Longitudinal speed
B60W2754/30 - Longitudinal distance
B60W30/16 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
B60W50/0097 - {Predicting future conditions}

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000790

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/10/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {Operating a subject vehicle equipped with an adaptive cruise control system includes setting initial states for control parameters, including setting a desired vehicle speed and determining a desired following gap range, wherein the desired following gap range is associated with a lead vehicle. Operation is controlled via the adaptive cruise control system based upon the initial states for the control parameters. Operation also includes monitoring for presence of the lead vehicle. Upon detecting presence of the lead vehicle, an actual following gap is determined between the subject vehicle and the lead vehicle, and the initial states of the control parameters associated with the adaptive cruise control system are adjusted based upon the actual following gap between the subject vehicle and the lead vehicle, and the desired following gap range. Operation is controlled via the adaptive cruise control system based upon the adjusted initial states of the control parameters.},

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