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
APPAREIL DE CONTROLE DE VEHICULE AUTOMATIQUE CAPABLE DE DETERMINER L'OCCUPATION DE VOIE D'UN VEHICULE, ET METHODE CORRESPONDANTE DE CONTROLE AUTOMATIQUE DU VEHICULE
2019-08-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61C Lokomotiven , LOCOMOTIVES / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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