Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Automatic route guidance vehicle
Patent
1996-12-27
2000-07-04
Louis-Jacques, Jacques H.
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Automatic route guidance vehicle
701 23, 701 25, 180168, 180169, 318587, 318586, 348118, 348119, G01C 2200, G05D 100
Patent
active
060851317
ABSTRACT:
The driverless vehicle system and method of control therefor includes a fixed camera fixedly mounted to a vehicle and a movable camera movably mounted to the vehicle. A control unit selectively inputs an image from one of the fixed camera and the movable camera, determines a trace angle based on the input image, and controls a steering angle of the vehicle based on the trace angle. The control unit also compares the trace angle to a first reference angle when the control unit inputs images from the fixed camera, and if the trace angle is greater than the first reference angle, the control means generates a desired angular position for the movable camera. A camera moving mechanism moves the movable camera to the desired angular position. Thereafter, the control means selects the movable camera from which to input images.
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Hyundai Motor Company Ltd.
Louis-Jacques Jacques H.
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