SMART CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

An apparatus of a vehicle may comprise a cruise control circuit configured to receive a clutch pedal signal and gear position signals, wherein the clutch pedal signal indicates a position of a clutch pedal of the vehicle, and wherein the gear position signals indicate that a manual transmission of the vehicle is in reverse or neutral gear, an electronic stability controller (ESC) circuit configured to receive a stroke signal from a clutch pedal stroke sensor to control braking of the vehicle, an engine electronic control circuit configured to receive input from the manual transmission, a processor, and a memory storing at least one instruction that, when executed by the processor communicating with the memory, is configured to cause the apparatus to determine a torque associated with the vehicle, output a control signal, and control vehicle operation.