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Automatic steering system for automatically changing a moving line

  • US 5,938,707 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1996
  • Issued: 08/17/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automatic steering system comprising:

  • a reference line provided along a road providing to a vehicle traveling on the road an indication of the path along which the road extends;

    means for determining a target amount of shift from the reference line in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reference line, wherein the amount of shift is a distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reference line between a position of the vehicle and the reference line;

    means for controlling a position of the vehicle relative to the reference line to achieve the target amount of shift; and

    fluctuating means for changing the target amount of shift over time to change over time a moving line over which the vehicle is to be moved.

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