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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Sakaguchi, Amagasaki, JP;
Tomohiko Sano, Amagasaki, JP;
Osamu Yoshida, Amagasaki, JP;
Takashi Nakabayashi, Sakai, JP;
Sotaro Hayashi, Sakai, JP;
Masayuki Horiuchi, Sakai, JP;
Mitsuhiro Seki, Sakai, JP;
Kyosuke Yamaoka, Sakai, JP;
Satoshi Maruo, Amagasaki, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a travel operation unit that is configured to be manually operated and includes a mode operation tool for switching between automatic driving and manual driving, a manual travel control unit that includes a manual travel mode in which manual driving is performed based an operation signal received from the travel operation unit, and an automatic travel control unit that includes an automatic travel mode in which automatic driving is performed, a temporary stop mode in which a vehicle body is temporarily stopped during automatic driving for transitioning from the automatic travel mode to the manual travel mode, and a check mode in which whether a state of the travel operation unit satisfies a manual driving transition condition required for starting manual driving is checked in transition from the temporary stop mode to the manual travel mode.