| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a safety system for an autonomous ground vehicle. Specifically, the present invention deals with the need to provide a safety mechanism to avoid a autonomous ground vehicle operating at too high a speed in the proximity of human operators.Accordingly the present invention provides a method for avoiding collisions between a vehicle and personnel comprising the steps of: determining the locations of personnel within a predetermined range of said vehicle; determining the proximity to said vehicle of said personnel; applying a speed profile to said vehicle for reducing the speed of the vehicle or stopping the vehicle. Accordingly the present invention also provides a safety system for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle control system; and a safety system; wherein vehicle position data and personnel position data is provided to the safety system; and if the vehicle position data and personnel position data are determined by the safety system to indicate that said vehicle is in close proximity to personnel, the safety system applies a speed profile to the vehicle control system causing the vehicle to reduce speed or stop. |
