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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Saki Narita, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuya Kanata, Susono, JP;
Yozo Iwami, Susono, JP;
Daisaku Honda, Nagoya, JP;
Yuhei Katsumata, Fuji, JP;
Hideki Fukudome, Toyota, JP;
Takuya Watabe, Hachioji, JP;
Naoko Ichikawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Yuta Maniwa, Susono, JP;
Yuki Nishikawa, Susono, JP;
Daisuke Ishii, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Daisuke Sato, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A guidance vehicle guides a dog for a walk, and includes a leash attachment, a distance sensor, and an electronic control unit. The leash attachment is configured to attach a leash that connects the dog. The distance sensor is configured to detect a dog-to-vehicle distance being a distance between the dog and the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a travel control of the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit includes, as one of modes of the travel control, a walk guidance mode that causes the guidance vehicle to automatically travel along a walk route while guiding the dog to walk. The walk guidance mode executed by the electronic control unit includes a basic walk mode that controls the dog-to-vehicle distance so as to maintain a constant distance when the dog is moving along the walk route.