Automatic vehicle guidance — Commanded map routing

Abstract

This paper presents a proposed experimental system for automatic vehicle guidance commanded by a written route on map. The system is a kind of vehicleborne location and guidance system controlled by self-contained dead-reckoning computer. The location and heading of a vehicle are essentially computed from the angular velocities of the both wheels. The steering system is operated by comparing the forecast position, heading and velocity with route on map. The experimental results using a small car show the good accuracy and performance of this system.