Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Keizo Fukushima

Masahiro Tasaka

Katsuhiko Nagasawa

Daiji Sone

Hitoshi Aoyama

Michiharu Yamamoto

Tomohiko Nagao

Toshiyasu Takakuwa

A magnetic marker is embedded in a road, and is configured to be detected by a magnetic sensor provided in a vehicle. The magnetic marker is provided with a case accommodating a magnet and a protective material covering the magnet, and an anchor that is provided protruding downward from the case and that is configured to expand in diameter in a state of being embedded in the road.

Magnetic marker, embedding jig for magnetic marker, and embedding method for magnetic marker

A label reading system that reads labels attached to packages placed on a conveyor vehicle while the conveyor vehicle passes through a label reading area includes a guide device that guides the conveyor vehicle toward the label reading area, by indicating a traveling speed and a traveling position set in advance so as to enable reading of the labels, and an information reading device that takes images of the labels in the label reading area, and reads information on the labels.

Label reading system

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Nagoya, Japan

Keizo Fukushima