GB2231741B - Automatic vehicle guidance systems - Google Patents

Automatic vehicle guidance systems

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Publication number
GB2231741B
GB2231741B GB9005253A GB9005253A GB2231741B GB 2231741 B GB2231741 B GB 2231741B GB 9005253 A GB9005253 A GB 9005253A GB 9005253 A GB9005253 A GB 9005253A GB 2231741 B GB2231741 B GB 2231741B
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Prior art keywords
automatic vehicle
vehicle guidance
guidance systems
systems
automatic
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB9005253A
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GB2231741A (en
Inventor
Douglas Jackson
Andrew Rae Robertson
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UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
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UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means
    • G05D1/0234—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using optical markers or beacons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/783—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0268—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means
    • G05D1/027—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means comprising intertial navigation means, e.g. azimuth detector
GB9005253A 1987-09-23 1990-03-07 Automatic vehicle guidance systems Expired - Lifetime GB2231741B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB878722403A GB8722403D0 (en) 1987-09-23 1987-09-23 Automatic vehicle guidance systems
PCT/GB1988/000768 WO1989003076A1 (en) 1987-09-23 1988-09-19 Automatic vehicle guidance systems

Publications (3)

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GB9005253D0 GB9005253D0 (en) 1990-06-20
GB2231741A GB2231741A (en) 1990-11-21
GB2231741B true GB2231741B (en) 1991-11-06

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GB878722403A Pending GB8722403D0 (en) 1987-09-23 1987-09-23 Automatic vehicle guidance systems
GB9005253A Expired - Lifetime GB2231741B (en) 1987-09-23 1990-03-07 Automatic vehicle guidance systems

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GB878722403A Pending GB8722403D0 (en) 1987-09-23 1987-09-23 Automatic vehicle guidance systems

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EP (1) EP0383783A1 (en)
KR (1) KR890702099A (en)
AU (1) AU2427788A (en)
ES (1) ES2010803A6 (en)
GB (2) GB8722403D0 (en)
PT (1) PT88573A (en)
WO (1) WO1989003076A1 (en)

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US6778211B1 (en) 1999-04-08 2004-08-17 Ipix Corp. Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing effects for wide-angle video images

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2129161A (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-05-10 Industry The Secretary Of Stat Automatic control of vehicles
EP0198792A1 (en) * 1985-03-06 1986-10-22 University Of Cincinnati Omnidirectional vision system for controlling mobile machines
EP0221643A2 (en) * 1985-08-30 1987-05-13 Texas Instruments Incorporated Vision navigation system for free-roaming mobile robots

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2129161A (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-05-10 Industry The Secretary Of Stat Automatic control of vehicles
EP0198792A1 (en) * 1985-03-06 1986-10-22 University Of Cincinnati Omnidirectional vision system for controlling mobile machines
EP0221643A2 (en) * 1985-08-30 1987-05-13 Texas Instruments Incorporated Vision navigation system for free-roaming mobile robots

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WO1989003076A1 (en) 1989-04-06
ES2010803A6 (en) 1989-12-01
GB8722403D0 (en) 1987-10-28
EP0383783A1 (en) 1990-08-29
KR890702099A (en) 1989-12-22
AU2427788A (en) 1989-04-18
GB9005253D0 (en) 1990-06-20
PT88573A (en) 1989-07-31
GB2231741A (en) 1990-11-21

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Effective date: 19920919