{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "An adaptive cruise control module (1) for automatically bringing a vehicle to a halt behind a target vehicle includes a look-up table (8) holding pre-computed brake demand values for given target ranges and vehicle speeds. A controller (7) applies an appropriately selected brake demand value to the…",
  "path": "/patents/1085305",
  "publishedAt": "2004-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60K31/0008",
    "FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC [US]"
  ],
  "textContent": "An adaptive cruise control module (1) for automatically bringing a vehicle to a halt behind a target vehicle includes a look-up table (8) holding pre-computed brake demand values for given target ranges and vehicle speeds. A controller (7) applies an appropriately selected brake demand value to the vehicle's braking system (4) until the vehicle comes to rest. The look-up table (8) values are computed such that the rate of deceleration and rate of change of deceleration closely match those applied by a typical driver when manually stopping a vehicle. A further refinement allows the vehicle to creep along behind the target vehicle in a slowly-moving queue of traffic by providing the look-up table (8) with throttle demand values for given target ranges for application to a throttle control system (5, 6).",
  "title": "Adaptive cruise control apparatus"
}