Autonomous vehicle and controlling method for autonomous vehicle

Details Autonomous vehicle and controlling method for autonomous vehicle Autonomous vehicle and controlling method for autonomous vehicle

1997-06-06

1999-11-30

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Automatic route guidance vehicle

701 25, 701300, 15319, 180169, G06F16500

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059958839

ABSTRACT:
An autonomous vehicle has a distance measuring sensor that periodically measures the distance to an object using a prescribed period and it's movement is controlled in accordance with the distance measured by the distance measuring sensor. A controller that controls the prescribed period based on the moving speed and the measured distance so that the prescribed period is made shorter as the moving speed increases and the distance to the object becomes shorter.

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