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Patent No.:

US 10386852 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2017

Control apparatus for utility vehicle

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hideaki Shimamura, Wako, JP;

Yuki Matsui, Wako, JP;

Assignee:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Duft & Bornsen, PC

Primary Examiner:

Anne M Antonucci

Assistant Examiner:

Renee LaRose

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/08 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.01); A01D 34/63 (2006.01); A01D 34/78 (2006.01); A01D 69/02 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0265 (2013.01); A01D 34/008 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60L 15/2036 (2013.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.02); G01C 21/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); A01D 34/63 (2013.01); A01D 34/78 (2013.01); A01D 69/02 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2260/32 (2013.01); B60R 16/0207 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0208 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an apparatus for controlling operation of a utility vehicle that detects a magnetic field generated by electric current flowing through a boundary wire of a working area and is driven to run within the working area based on the detected magnetic field, having left and right magnetic sensor installed at lateral right and left positions of the vehicle to produce outputs proportional to strength of the magnetic field, turning mode is switched between gentle turning mode to make the vehicle turn while running near the boundary wire and sharp turning mode to make the vehicle pause near the boundary wire and then turn, when it is determined from the outputs of the magnetic sensors that the vehicle approaches the boundary wire, each time predetermined conditions are satisfied, and operation of the prime mover is controlled such that the vehicle turns in accordance with the switched turning mode.

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