Vehicle guidance by optical means
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1. IN AN AUTOMATIC STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WHICH HAS STEERING MEANS, AND WHERE THE COURSE OVER WHICH THE VEHICLE OPERATES HAS OPTICALLY DISCERNIBLE GUIDE MEANS, MEANS ON THE VEHICLE TO PRODUCE AN IMAGE OF A FIELD OF VIEW INCLUDING SAID GUIDE MEANS AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS TO TRANSVERSELY SCAN THE IMAGE OF SAID FIELD TO DETECT SAID GUIDE MEANS AND PROVIDE OUTPUTS CORRESPONDING TO THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID GUIDE MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUTS FOR PROVIDING A CORRECTION SIGNAL FOR SAID STEERING MEANS.
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1. IN AN AUTOMATIC STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WHICH HAS STEERING MEANS, AND WHERE THE COURSE OVER WHICH THE VEHICLE OPERATES HAS OPTICALLY DISCERNIBLE GUIDE MEANS, MEANS ON THE VEHICLE TO PRODUCE AN IMAGE OF A FIELD OF VIEW INCLUDING SAID GUIDE MEANS AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE, MEANS TO TRANSVERSELY SCAN THE IMAGE OF SAID FIELD TO DETECT SAID GUIDE MEANS AND PROVIDE OUTPUTS CORRESPONDING TO THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID GUIDE MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUTS FOR PROVIDING A CORRECTION SIGNAL FOR SAID STEERING MEANS.
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