12 Present situation of Automated Guided Vehicle 2002-32-1781

Many automated guided golf cars using the electromagnetic guide technology are used in Japan to obtain more convenient and safer golf play. Now this technology is beginning to be used outside of the golf course as an on-demand people mover system.

This paper presents an example of the engineering system of automated guided golf cars along for the 2 principles of automated guided vehicle.

The first principle is “the steering control system including the automatic sensitivity adjustment function”, and the other principle is “the vehicle speed control system”.