In an autonomous traveling apparatus, a normal traveling area and a deceleration area are set for a monitoring area in an area setting unit. A speed control unit limits a traveling speed of an apparatus main body on the basis of the monitoring area set in the area setting unit and a distance from the apparatus main body to an obstacle within the monitoring area if the obstacle present within the monitoring area is detected. If the obstacle is a movable body, an area change unit changes the deceleration area within the monitoring area that is set in the area setting unit to a deceleration area for movable body. This configuration makes it possible to support even a case where an obstacle is a movable body, in limiting the traveling speed in response to obstacle detection.
Autonomous traveling apparatus
2018-10-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING APPARATUS AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2016
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