METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TOPOGRAPHICAL AWARENESS IN AN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

摘要

A system for an adaptive cruise control system to regulate vehicle fuel consumption. A velocity of a vehicle is monitored in response to receiving a user input to engage the adaptive cruise control system. The velocity is regulated within a velocity bound range in response to monitoring the velocity of the vehicle. An ideal velocity is calculated for the vehicle within the velocity bound range using a plurality of factors. Then the velocity of the vehicle is automatically adjusted to the calculated ideal velocity in advance of a topographical feature in order to regulate fuel consumption of the vehicle.