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Driver preference responsive vehicle route guidance system

US6212470A · kind A · utility

179Cited by
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6Claims
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Filing dateJun 7, 1994
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S706/913
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle route guidance system considers driver preferences, vehicle parameters such as speed and performance capabilities in a navigation computer, and outputs flexible guidance instructions based on these considerations. The system monitors vehicle parameters such as current location and speed with sensors such as an odometer (109), a compass (115), and a GPS receiver (113). The system also determines the location of a vehicle maneuver and then, considering the former attributes with a model free mechanism, in this case a navigation computer with fuzzy inferencing (101), communicates to the driver instructing him how to manoeuver.

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