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Movable body progress direction navigating apparatus

  • US 20020107635A1
  • Filed: 02/06/2002
  • Published: 08/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A movable body progress direction navigating apparatus for navigating a movable body in a predetermined direction, comprising:

  • a position detector for continuously detecting positional data of a movable body to obtain a position thereof;

    a directional data generator for generating, on the basis of said position of said movable body, at least one of approach directional data obtained when said movable body has entered into a predetermined via-point and departing directional data obtained when said movable body has departed from said via-point;

    a directional data storage for storing at least one of said approach directional data and said departing directional data in association with positional data of said via-point; and

    when said movable body has approached said via-point, a navigator for navigating said movable body in a predetermined progress direction, on the basis of at least one of said approach directional data or said departing directional data, stored in said directional data storage.

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