{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "It is needed to stop an own vehicle smoothly and constantly at the same vehicle-to-vehicle distance every time a preceding vehicle stop, to give an occupant the feel of safe. The disclosed invention comprises means for detecting the speed of a preceding vehicle, means for detecting the distance…",
  "path": "/patents/1105639",
  "publishedAt": "2002-04-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60K31/0008",
    "HITACHI LTD [JP]"
  ],
  "textContent": "It is needed to stop an own vehicle smoothly and constantly at the same vehicle-to-vehicle distance every time a preceding vehicle stop, to give an occupant the feel of safe. The disclosed invention comprises means for detecting the speed of a preceding vehicle, means for detecting the distance between the preceding vehicle and an own vehicle, first target distance setting means to be set when the preceding vehicle is running at a speed level higher than a preset speed and second target distance setting means to be set when it is running at a speed lower than the preset speed, thereby controlling the own vehicle by selecting any one of a first target vehicle-to-vehicle distance or a second target vehicle-to-vehicle distance. It enables the smooth stoppage of the own vehicle at an appropriate vehicle-to-vehicle distance to improve the feeling of safe of an occupant.",
  "title": "VEHICLE RUNNING CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE"
}