Owner Caterpillar Inc.

Inventors Sorrells, Giles K; Doddek, David J

Agent Freehills

Pub. Number AU-B-2003203570

Priority 10/154650 23.05.02 US

Filing date 7 April 2003

Wipo publication date 11 December 2003

Acceptance publication date 24 December 2009

B60K 31/04 (2006.01) Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator

B60K 31/18 (2006.01) Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator - including a device to audibly, visibly, or otherwise signal the existence of unusual or unintended speed

B60T 7/12 (2006.01) Brake control systems or parts thereof - for automatic initiation

B60T 8/88 (2006.01) Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force - with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means

B60W 40/12 (2006.01) Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit - related to parameters of the vehicle itself

B60W 50/08 (2006.01) Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit - Interaction between the driver and the control system