Title:
STEERING CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATIC TRAVELING WORKING VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH04259013
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To facilitate the switching between an automatic traveling state and a radio traveling state of an automatic traveling working vehicle. CONSTITUTION:The automatic traveling working vehicle is provided with a sensor 7 which detects the guidance signal sent from a guidance body buried in the ground of a work area and a radio operating part 13 where the vehicle is operated by radio. A selective means is added to select the detection signal received from the sensor 7 or the steering signal received from the part 13 together with a control part 10 where the steering control is applied to a steering device 9 based on the selected signal. Then the vehicle and the part 13 are provided with the automatic/radio switching means 11 and 20 which switch the selective means between a state where the automatic drive is secured with the selection of the detection signal of the sensor 7 and a state where the radio drive is secured with selection of the steering signal of the part 13. Furthermore the vehicle and the part 13 are provided with the display means 12 and 19 indicating a fact that the sensor 7 is detected the guidance signal received from the guidance body.
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI HIROSHI
NAKAZAWA MASAAKI
YOKOUCHI TAKESHI
HAGIWARA HIROYUKI
NAKAZAWA MASAAKI
YOKOUCHI TAKESHI
HAGIWARA HIROYUKI
Application Number:
JP4128791A
Publication Date:
September 14, 1992
Filing Date:
February 13, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ISHIKAWAJIMA SHIBAURA MACH
International Classes:
B62D1/28; G05D1/00; G05D1/02; A01B69/00; (IPC1-7): A01B69/00; B62D1/28; G05D1/00; G05D1/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Kashiwagi