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Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Is An Automotive Feature That Allows A

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt its speed to traffic by using a radar system to detect slower vehicles ahead. If a slower vehicle is detected, the ACC system will slow the vehicle down to maintain a time gap between vehicles. Once the forward vehicle is no longer detected, the ACC system will accelerate the vehicle back to its set cruise speed. This allows the ACC vehicle to autonomously slow down and speed up with traffic without driver intervention via engine and limited brake control. Modern cruise control was invented in 1945 and the first car to feature it was a 1958 Chrysler Imperial. Daniel Aaron Wisner later invented electronic cruise control in 1968, paving the way for its adoption as standard equipment

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Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Is An Automotive Feature That Allows A

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt its speed to traffic by using a radar system to detect slower vehicles ahead. If a slower vehicle is detected, the ACC system will slow the vehicle down to maintain a time gap between vehicles. Once the forward vehicle is no longer detected, the ACC system will accelerate the vehicle back to its set cruise speed. This allows the ACC vehicle to autonomously slow down and speed up with traffic without driver intervention via engine and limited brake control. Modern cruise control was invented in 1945 and the first car to feature it was a 1958 Chrysler Imperial. Daniel Aaron Wisner later invented electronic cruise control in 1968, paving the way for its adoption as standard equipment

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is an automotive feature that allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt the vehicle's speed to the traffic environment.it is basically an extension of the conventional cruise control. A radar system attached to the front of the vehicle is used to detect whether slower moving vehicles are in the ACC vehicle's path. If a slower moving vehicle is detected, the ACC system will slow the vehicle down and control the clearance, or time gap, between the ACC vehicle and the forward vehicle. If the system detects that the forward vehicle is no longer in the ACC vehicle's path, the ACC system will accelerate the vehicle back to its set cruise control speed. This operation allows the ACC vehicle to autonomously slow down and speed up with traffic without intervention from the driver. The method by which the ACC vehicle's speed is controlled is via engine throttle control and limited brake operation. The ACC is truly Hands Off and performs these functions automatically.

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HISTORY

Speed control with a centrifugal governor was used in automobiles as early as the 1910s, notably by Peerless. Modern cruise control (also known as a speed stat) was invented in 1945 by the blind inventor and mechanical engineer Ralph Teetor. His idea was born out of the frustration of riding in a car driven by his lawyer, who kept speeding up and slowing down as he talked. The first car with Teetor's system was the Chrysler Imperial in 1958. This system calculated ground speed based on driveshaft rotations and used a solenoid to vary throttle position as needed. Daniel Aaron Wisner invented Automotive Electronic Cruise Control in 1968 as an engineer for RCA's Industrial and Automation Systems Division in Plymouth, Michigan. Two decades lapsed before an integrated circuit for his design was developed by Motorola Inc. as the MC14460 Auto Speed Control Processor in CMOS. As a result, cruise control was eventually adopted by automobile manufacturers as standard equipment and nearly every car built and many trucks are fitted with a configuration of the circuitry and hardware nearly identical to his prototype. The advantage of electronic speed control over its mechanical predecessor, which was featured on luxury models but never gained wide acceptance, was that it could be easily integrated with electronic accident avoidance and engine management systems.

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