Vehicle guidance system

Details Vehicle guidance system Vehicle guidance system

1992-04-27

1993-09-21

Chin, Gary

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364436, 340989, 340991, 340992, G06F 1550

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active

052474399

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle guidance system for guiding motor vehicles comprising a central traffic control system, a plurality of roadside equipment, and an on-board vehicle guidance and control system. The central traffic control system includes horizontal memory for storing horizontal coordinates and direction information of a locality, vertical memory for storing vertical coordinates and direction information of the locality, transmitter means for transmitting the horizontal and vertical information of the locality, and a system control unit for controlling the continuous transmission of the horizontal and vertical information of the locality. The roadside equipment includes coordinates memory for storing the coordinates information of the roadside equipment, coordinates transmitter means for transmitting the coordinates information of the roadside equipment to the vehicle, receiver means for receiving destination information from the vehicle, and vehicle destination means for transmitting the coordinates information of the roadside equipment and the destination information of the vehicle to the central traffic control system. The on-board vehicle guidance and control system includes receiver means for receiving the horizontal and vertical coordinates information of the locality traffic control system, vertical coordinates memory for storing the vertical coordinates information of the locality, horizontal coordinates memory for storing the horizontal coordinates information of the locality, an on-board system control unit for controlling the reception and storage of the horizontal and vertical coordinates information of the locality, display, feed memory for storing route direction information for reaching the destination of the vehicle, and display means for displaying the route direction information.

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