Travel control system for travel vehicle and travel vehicle
First Claim
1. A travel control system for controlling a travel vehicle to advance from a first travel course toward a predetermined one of a plurality of second travel courses in a travel course network having a junction between the first travel course and the plurality of second travel courses, the travel control system comprising:
- a destination information provider that provides to the travel vehicle destination information indicating the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; and
a first junction information provider that provides to the travel vehicle junction information indicating one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction,wherein the travel vehicle obtains the destination information from the destination information provider and the junction information from the first junction information provider before reaching the junction, the travel vehicle collating the destination information with the junction information, the travel vehicle advancing to the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses based on a result of the collation.
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Abstract
A travel control system for controlling a travel vehicle to advance from a first travel course toward a predetermined one of a plurality of second travel courses includes a destination information provider providing to the travel vehicle destination information indicating the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction and a first junction information provider providing to the travel vehicle junction information indicating one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction. The travel vehicle obtains the destination information from the destination information provider and the junction information from the first junction information provider before reaching a junction between the first and second travel courses. The travel vehicle collates the destination information with the junction information and advances to the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses based on a result of the collation.
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17 Claims
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1. A travel control system for controlling a travel vehicle to advance from a first travel course toward a predetermined one of a plurality of second travel courses in a travel course network having a junction between the first travel course and the plurality of second travel courses, the travel control system comprising:
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a destination information provider that provides to the travel vehicle destination information indicating the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; and a first junction information provider that provides to the travel vehicle junction information indicating one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction, wherein the travel vehicle obtains the destination information from the destination information provider and the junction information from the first junction information provider before reaching the junction, the travel vehicle collating the destination information with the junction information, the travel vehicle advancing to the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses based on a result of the collation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A travel vehicle for advancing from a first travel course to a predetermined one of a plurality of second travel courses in a travel course network having a junction between the first travel course and the plurality of second travel courses, the travel vehicle comprising:
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a destination information obtainer that obtains destination information indicating the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; a junction information obtainer that obtains junction information indicating one of the plurality of second travel courses before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; and an advance controller that collates the destination information obtained by the destination information obtainer with the junction information obtained by the junction information obtainer before the travel vehicle reaches the junction, the advance controller controlling the travel vehicle to advance from the first travel course to the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses based on a result of the collation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling an advancement of a travel vehicle from a first travel course to a predetermined one of a plurality of second travel courses in a travel course network having a junction between the first travel course and the plurality of second travel courses, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a destination information provider for providing to the travel vehicle destination information indicating the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses; providing a first junction information provider for providing to the travel vehicle junction information indicating one of the plurality of second travel courses; obtaining the destination information from the destination information provider before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; obtaining the junction information from the first junction information provider before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; collating the destination information obtained from the destination information provider with the junction information obtained from the first junction information provider before the travel vehicle reaches the junction; and controlling the travel vehicle to advance from the first travel course to the predetermined one of the plurality of second travel courses based on a result of the collation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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