Patent ID: 8224511

Claim:
A regulated-control device for precision-stopping of a vehicle with automatic control comprising: an observed kinematic input configured to or programmed to receive at least an observed kinematic variable for the vehicle, a predetermined setpoint input, configured to or programmed to receive an unregulated-control setpoint signal, a regulated-control output configured to or programmed to supply at least a dynamic regulated control value to the vehicle, which is dependent on the observed kinematic input and the setpoint input according to a predetermined characteristic transfer function of the device, the transfer function comprising a dynamic response delay associated with the vehicle as an internal parameter, an adaptation control unit configured to or programmed to modify the dynamic response delay by an adaptation control, the adaptation control being dependent on the observed kinematic input and the setpoint input; and wherein the regulated-control device comprises two modifiable internal parameters, the first parameter being the dynamic response delay associated with the vehicle and the second parameter being a dynamic regulation bias control, and the adaptation control unit is configured to modify the dynamic regulation bias control by an adaptation control, the adaptation control being dependent on the observed kinematic input and the setpoint input.