US 11,872,985 B2
Determining a setting for a cruise control
Kyungtae Han, Palo Alto, CA (US); Ziran Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Prashant Tiwari, Santa Clara, CA (US); John K Lenneman, Okemos, MI (US); Toshinori Esaka, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Miles J. Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Chase C. Violetta, Plymouth, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/216,924.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314990 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/162 (2013.01) [B60W 30/1882 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0872 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0083 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2552/10 (2020.02); B60W 2552/35 (2020.02); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first processor; and
a first memory storing:
a preferred time gap determination module including instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
determine, based on a model and an identity of an operator of a vehicle, a setting for a cruise control to maintain a time gap between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle, the model based on historical time gaps maintained by the operator; and
adjust the setting, to produce an adjusted setting, to match a closest setting selection of setting selections associated with predetermined time gaps to be maintained between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and
a communications module including instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
receive, from the cruise control, the setting selections associated with the predetermined time gaps to be maintained between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and
cause the cruise control to operate according to the adjusted setting.