Patent ID: 6161484
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B62D,G05D

Abstract:
A public transport installation comprising:a roadway at least some segments of which are provided with longitudinal reference marking indicating a nominal path; anda plurality of vehicles, each carrying a guidance assembly, that operates by controlling wheels of at least a front steering axle of the vehicle, said guidance assembly including a module for forming an image of the roadway ahead of the vehicle and for processing the image of the reference marking, a guidance module for calculating an angle to be given to the wheels of the steering axle to cause the nominal path to be followed, and a steering servo-motor controlled by the guidance module, wherein at least certain segments of the road carry lateral guides, and the vehicles are provided on each steering axle with guide wheels steerable about a vertical axis and arranged to press against the guides in the event of the vehicle departing from a nominal path on the roadway by more than a predetermined amount.