Vehicle control systems and methods of vehicle control.

Claims

OCR06WT1. Integrated vehicle control system consisting of: multiple cameras arranged side-by-side along the longitudinal direction of the production line; multiple cameras mounted to photograph the vehicle moving on the production line from above; and a controller mounted to control the vehicle's movement based on the images taken by the multiple cameras, where the vehicle is autonomously moved in a predetermined direction on the production line, workers perform their duties while in motion, and the multiple cameras consist of several pairs of cameras arranged side-by-side along the longitudinal direction of the production line, each pair of cameras mounted to photograph the vehicle from the top-left diagonal and the top-right diagonal, respectively.

2. Vehicle control system according to claim 1, where the controller: selects the image of the vehicle that is easily recognizable from among the images taken by the various pairs of cameras; and controls the vehicle's movement according to the selected image.

3. Vehicle control system according to claim 2, where the controller selects the image of the vehicle on the side where the door is not open when one of the left and right doors of the vehicle is open as the image that the vehicle is easily recognizable.4.The vehicle control system under Claim 1, whereby the controller: selects an image of the vehicle on the side where the door is closed from among various images taken by a pair of cameras when one of the left and right doors of the vehicle is opened in response to a door opening signal sent from the vehicle; and controls the vehicle's movement according to the selected image.

5. The vehicle control system under one of Claim 1 through 4, whereby the production line is covered by a lighting panel constructed in a curved shape to straddle the production line in the width direction and extend along the production line, and multiple cameras are mounted in the lighting panel. 6.The integrated vehicle control method involves: capturing images of the vehicle traveling on the production line from above by multiple cameras arranged side-by-side along the longitudinal direction of the production line; and controlling the vehicle's movement by a controller based on the images captured by the multiple cameras, whereby the vehicle is autonomously moved in a predetermined direction on the production line, workers perform their duties while in motion, and the multiple cameras consist of several pairs of cameras arranged side-by-side along the longitudinal direction of the production line, each pair of cameras mounted to capture images of the vehicle from the top-left diagonal and the top-right diagonal, respectively.

7. The vehicle control method according to claim 6, whereby the controller selects the image of the vehicle on the side where the door is not open when one of the left and right doors of the vehicle is open as the image that the vehicle is easily recognized.

8. The vehicle control method according to claim 7, whereby the controller selects the image of the vehicle on the side where the door is not open when one of the left and right doors of the vehicle is open as the image that the vehicle is easily recognized. 9.Method of vehicle control under claim 6, whereby the controller: selects an image of the vehicle on the side where the door is closed from among the images taken by a pair of cameras when one of the left and right doors of the vehicle is opened in response to a door opening signal sent from the vehicle; and controls the vehicle's movement according to the selected image.

10. Method of vehicle control under one of claims 6 through 9, whereby the production line is covered by a lighting panel constructed in a curved shape to straddle the production line in the width direction and extend along the production line, and multiple cameras are mounted in the lighting panel;

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