Communications: electrical – Vehicle position indication – Map display
Patent
1996-03-19
1999-06-29
Swarthout, Brent A.
Communications: electrical
Vehicle position indication
Map display
340988, G08G 1123
Patent
active
059174358
ABSTRACT:
A navigation apparatus for vehicles which comprises a GPS receiver connected to a GPS antenna, a gyro sensor, a vehicle signal processing circuit for processing vehicle signals such as a vehicle speed signal, a CD unit for driving a CD-ROM containing map information, a display unit for displaying a map, and an ECU for controlling the entire operation, wherein at least the CD unit, the display unit and the ECU are disposed within a detachable unit which can be detachably installed in a vehicle.
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Fukatsu Hironari
Kamiya Kazuo
Muramatsu Tatsumi
Yokoyama Shoji
Aisin Aw Co. Ltd.
Swarthout Brent A.
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