Patent ID: 6459966
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: G01C,G05D

Abstract:
A navigating method for an autonomous vehicle, comprising the steps of:providing a route for the vehicle, formed with a plurality of information storing elements in line along passageways on which the vehicle travels, each of said information storing elements storing in advance its own location information on the route, mounting an information retrieving section on the vehicle so that as the vehicle travels, said information retrieving section will come sufficiently close to said plurality of information storing elements in sequence; transmitting radio waves between said information retrieving section and an information storing element; supplying, through transmission of the radio wave, electricity from the vehicle to said information storing element placed along the route to activate said information storing element; retrieving, by said information retrieving section of the vehicle, the location information stored in said information storing element that indicates the present position of the vehicle; and controlling a moving direction of the vehicle based on said position information to guide the vehicle along the route to a destination.