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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Torquil Ross-martin, Somerset, GB;
Torquil Ross-Martin, Somerset, GB;
ULTra Global Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A vehicle guidance system for directing a vehicle along a predetermined path comprises an onboard computer, a number of distance sensors and a steering system controllable by the computer. The predetermined path is stored in a memory of the computer and, in operation, the steering system is controlled to follow the predetermined path. The sensors are adapted to measure the distance, laterally of the vehicle travel direction, between the sensors and curbs provided along the predetermined path, and the computer is adapted to control the steering system to correct any lateral deviation from the predetermined path as detected by the sensors.