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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuichi Kawakami, Itami, JP;
Nobukazu Kawagoe, Toyonaka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180271 ; 180167 ; 180274 ; 180280 ;
Abstract
A vehicle has a sensor for detecting a first distance to a first object and a second distance to a second object located on the other side of the first object. The vehicle travels along a path between the first object and the second object based on the detected first and second distances. A vehicle has a sensor for detecting a distance to an object and a working unit which is movably connected with a main body. The working unit is moved based on the detected distance to the object.