This automatic vehicle control apparatus comprises a first image sensor positioned on a vehicle, able to capture a first global image of a first scene, including an area in front of the vehicle, in a first field of view of said first image sensor; a track occupancy detector for receiving the first global image and deducing therefrom a track occupancy of the vehicle among at least two set of parallel tracks positioned in front of the vehicle; a distinguishable object disposed in the first field of view; and a proper functioning checking apparatus configured for searching, in the first global image, a first specific image of the distinguishable object, and for generating an alert signal in case the first specific image is not found in the first global image.
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS ABLE TO DETERMINE TRACK OCCUPANCY OF A VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE
22.08.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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