Patent ID: 11904851
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A work vehicle comprising:
front and rear obstacle detectors configured to detect an approaching obstacle;
a contact avoidance controller configured to perform, upon any one of the obstacle detectors detecting an approaching obstacle, contact avoidance control to keep a vehicle body from coming into contact with the obstacle; and
a prime mover part that is located in the front portion of the vehicle body,
the front and rear obstacle detectors and the contact avoidance controller being included in an electronic control system configured for automated driving that automatically drives the vehicle body,
wherein the front and rear obstacle detectors are arranged such that the front obstacle detector is located in an upper portion of the prime mover part and at a center position in a right/left direction of the vehicle body, and the rear obstacle detector is located in an upper portion of a rear portion of the vehicle body,
the prime mover includes a hood configured to be pivotally opened and closed, and
the obstacle detector is exposed upward from the hood.