Vehicle control method and system for use in automatic driving system
First Claim
1. A vehicle control method for use in an automatic driving system which transmits drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road, to a passing vehicle, in order to support driving of the passing vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- storing, in the marker, positional information indicative of a position of the marker, and at least one of road information indicative of a state of the road and control information concerning a driving speed and traveling direction for passing vehicle; and
transmitting, to the passing vehicle, the positional information and the at least one of the road information and the control information, which are used as the drive support information, wherein the marker counts the number of passing vehicles and stores, as maintenance information, information indicative of the counted number, and transmits the maintenance information to an inspection vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle control method for use in an automatic driving system which transmits drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road at regular intervals, to a vehicle which passes the marker, in order to support driving of the vehicle, comprising the steps of storing, in the marker, positional information indicative of the position of the marker, and at least one of road information indicative of the state of the road and control information concerning the speed and traveling direction of the vehicle, and transmitting, to the vehicle, the positional information and the at least one of the road information and the control information, which are used as the driving support information.
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1. A vehicle control method for use in an automatic driving system which transmits drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road, to a passing vehicle, in order to support driving of the passing vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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storing, in the marker, positional information indicative of a position of the marker, and at least one of road information indicative of a state of the road and control information concerning a driving speed and traveling direction for passing vehicle; and transmitting, to the passing vehicle, the positional information and the at least one of the road information and the control information, which are used as the drive support information, wherein the marker counts the number of passing vehicles and stores, as maintenance information, information indicative of the counted number, and transmits the maintenance information to an inspection vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. An automatic driving system for transmitting drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road, to a passing vehicle, in order to support driving of the passing vehicle, wherein
the marker includes storage means which stores positional information indicative of a position of the marker, and at least one of road information indicative of a state of the road and control information concerning a driving speed and travelling direction for the passing vehicle; -
the marker also includes communication means for transmitting, to the passing vehicle, the positional information and the at least one of the road information and the control information, which are used as the drive support information wherein the marker further includes a processing section for counting the number of passing vehicles; the storage means stores, as maintenance information, information indicative of the counted number; and the communication means transmits, to an inspection vehicle, the maintenance information stored in the storage means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for use in a system which transmits drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road, to a passing vehicle, in order to support driving of the passing vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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storing, in the marker, positional information indicative of a position of the marker, and road information indicative of a state of the road; transmitting, to the passing vehicle, the positional information and the road information, which are used as part of the drive support information; counting, using the marker, the number of passing vehicles; storing, in the marker, the counted number of passing vehicles; and transmitting, to an inspection vehicle which passes the marker, the counted number of passing vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system which transmits drive support information stored in each of markers buried in a road, to a passing vehicle, in order to support driving of the passing vehicle, wherein the marker includes:
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a first memory location for storing positional information indicative of a position of the marker, and road information indicative of a state of the road; a transmitter for transmitting, to the passing vehicle, the positional information and the road information, which are used as part of the drive support information; a counter for counting the number of passing vehicles; and a second memory location for storing the counted number of passing vehicles, wherein said transmitter transmits, to an inspection vehicle, the counted number of passing vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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