US 11,866,042 B2
Wheeled vehicle adaptive speed control method and system
Jacob R. Horn, North Branch, MN (US)
Assigned to Indian Motorcycle International, LLC, Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Indian Motorcycle International, LLC, Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/194,091.
Application 17/194,091 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/269,789, previously published as PCT/US2019/047046, filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/765,321, filed on Aug. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0188270 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.01); B62K 11/04 (2006.01); B62J 45/41 (2020.01); B62J 50/22 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/162 (2013.01) [B60K 31/0008 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.02); B62J 45/41 (2020.02); B62J 50/22 (2020.02); B62K 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 2031/0016 (2013.01); B60K 2031/0025 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2300/36 (2013.01); B60W 2300/367 (2013.01); B60W 2554/402 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a two-wheeled and/or three-wheeled motorized vehicle assembly having an automatic speed control system, comprising:
executing instructions with the processor system to determine:
whether a sensed object is a vehicle,
when a vehicle is determined, determine a vehicle type of a selected number of predetermined vehicle types,
determine whether a specific target distance is present between the wheeled motorized vehicle and the object;
achieving or maintaining the specific target distance at least by automatically altering a speed of the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly to achieve the specific target distance;
wherein the specific target distance is based on the vehicle type.