Autonomous vehicle that runs while recognizing work area configuration, and method of selecting route
US6142252A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2201/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When an autonomous vehicle detects an interruption in a wall, a plurality of optical distance measurement sensors provided in a driving unit measures the distance to a plurality of points of an object of interest located ahead. The configuration of the object of interest located ahead is recognized from the obtained distance information and from the attached angle of each optical distance measurement sensor to determine the subsequent operation of the autonomous vehicle.
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