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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1992
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering control system for calculating straight lines connecting reference points which are set at at least three positions around a work area, detecting the advance direction of a moving vehicle placed at a travel start position and the relative angles thereof with respect to the respective straight lines, and selecting as a reference line a particular one of the respective straight lines for which the relative angle is close to a preset particular angle. The moving vehicle is caused to travel a plurality of straight courses extending in a predetermined direction relative to the reference line and placed at predetermined intervals, and to travel transfer courses for moving from one to another of the straight courses.