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Title:
PATH GUIDANCE APPARATUS AND PATH FINDING METHOD FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH109884
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To enable quick finding and guiding of a recommended path to the destination from the current position of own vehicle by an index data finding means for finding paths by using a network data for finding paths and an index data for finding paths.

An index data finding means 5 for finding paths firedes a recommended path between two points set by a path finding control means 3 using an index data for finding paths previously stored into an index data memory means 7 for finding paths. So, the path finding control means 3 uses a road network data of main roads, a road network data for finding paths as information pertaining to the network data and an index data for finding paths as previously stored into a road network data memory means 6 for finding paths and an index data memory means 7 for finding paths to control the operation of the index data finding means 5 for finding paths. Thus, the recommended path to the destination from the current position is found step by step and the recommended path obtained is transmitted to a presentation means 8.


Inventors:
KAKIYA TAKASHI
UMETSU MASAHARU
OKAZAKI KATSUJI
Application Number:
JP16350296A
Publication Date:
January 16, 1998
Filing Date:
June 24, 1996
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
International Classes:
G01C21/00; G01C21/34; G08G1/0968; G08G1/0969; (IPC1-7): G01C21/00; G08G1/0969
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa (2 outside)