Unmanned vehicle, control system for unmanned vehicle, and method for controlling unmanned vehicle
The control system for unmanned vehicles addresses obstacle detection and path management, enhancing productivity by allowing vehicles to navigate around obstacles and maintain efficient operation.
JP7883838B2Active Publication Date: 2026-07-02KOMATSU LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KOMATSU LTD
- Filing Date
- 2021-09-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Unmanned vehicles face obstacles in their path, leading to decreased productivity at work sites such as mines, where multiple vehicles operate on two-way two-lane roads.
Method used
A control system for unmanned vehicles that includes obstacle detection and path management, allowing vehicles to adjust their routes to avoid obstacles and maintain efficient operation.
Benefits of technology
Enhances productivity by enabling unmanned vehicles to navigate around obstacles, ensuring smooth operation and reducing downtime.
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Abstract
To suppress a deterioration in productivity of a work site in which an unmanned vehicle is operated.SOLUTION: An unmanned vehicle includes a travel device, an obstacle sensor, a self-traveling path storage part for storing a self-traveling path, a travel control part for controlling the travel device on the basis of the self-traveling path, an oncoming path storage part for storing an oncoming path to be given to an oncoming vehicle, and an obstacle existence determination part for determining whether or not an obstacle exists on the oncoming path on the basis of detection data of the obstacle sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
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