Travel control system for travel vehicle
First Claim
1. A travel control system for controlling a first travel vehicle which travels on a first travel course toward a junction between the first travel course and a second travel course and a second travel vehicle which travels on the second travel course toward the junction in a travel course network comprising the junction, the travel control system comprising:
- counting means for counting a number of the first travel vehicle which exists in a predetermined junction area comprising the junction; and
regulator means for stopping the second travel vehicle before the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is one or more, the regulator means advancing the second travel vehicle into the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is zero.
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Abstract
A travel control system for controlling a first travel vehicle which travels on a first travel course toward a junction between the first travel course and a second travel course and a second travel vehicle which travels on the second travel course toward the junction in a travel course network comprising the junction, includes a counter for counting a number of the first travel vehicle which exists in a predetermined junction area comprising the junction, and a travel regulator for stopping the second travel vehicle before the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is one or more. The travel regulator advances the second travel vehicle into the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is zero.
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12 Claims
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1. A travel control system for controlling a first travel vehicle which travels on a first travel course toward a junction between the first travel course and a second travel course and a second travel vehicle which travels on the second travel course toward the junction in a travel course network comprising the junction, the travel control system comprising:
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counting means for counting a number of the first travel vehicle which exists in a predetermined junction area comprising the junction; and regulator means for stopping the second travel vehicle before the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is one or more, the regulator means advancing the second travel vehicle into the junction area when the counted number of the first travel vehicle is zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A travel control system for managing traffic on a travel course network comprising at least two travel courses and at least one junction between the two travel courses, the system comprising:
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at least two travel vehicles adapted to travel along the travel courses; a detector configured to detect one or more first travel vehicles within a predetermined area comprising the junction; a signal sender adapted to send a detection signal when one or more first travel vehicles are detected and one or more second travel vehicles traveling toward the predetermined area, and an advancement signal when one or more first travel vehicles are not detected; a signal receiver in communication with one or more second travel vehicles and configured to receive the detection and advancement signals from the signal sender; and an actuator adapted in response to the detection signal received by the signal receiver to stop the second travel vehicle before the predetermined area when one or more first travel vehicles are in the predetermined area, and adapted in response to the advancement signal received by the signal receiver to advance the second travel vehicle into the predetermined area when the one or more first travel vehicles are not longer detected in the predetermined area.
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12. A system for controlling at least two travel vehicles which travel on at least two travel courses in a travel course network comprising at least one junction, the system comprising:
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a counter configured to count a number of a first one of the travel vehicles which exists in a predetermined junction area comprising the junction; and a travel regulator configured to stop a second one of the travel vehicles before the predetermined junction area when the counted number of the first one of the travel vehicles is one or more and configured to advance the second one of the travel vehicles into the predetermined junction area when the counted number of the first one of the travel vehicles is zero.
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