PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a travel control device capable of resuming automatic travel when automatic travel is interrupted due to the erroneous detection of an obstacle.SOLUTION: A travel control device 1 which causes a work vehicle 100 to automatically travel includes: an obstacle detection part 10 provided at the work vehicle 100 for detecting an obstacle existing in the periphery of the work vehicle 100 a controller 20 having a switch 23 for executing a start instruction to cause the work vehicle 100 to start automatic travel, an interruption instruction to interrupt automatic travel and an invalidation instruction to invalidate obstacle detection by the obstacle detection part 10 an automatic travel interruption part 30 for, when the work vehicle 100 starts automatic travel in response to the start instruction, and the obstacle detection part 10 detects the obstacle, interrupting the automatic travel of the work vehicle 100 regardless of the presence/absence of the interruption instruction and an interruption release part 40 for releasing the interruption of automatic travel when the invalidation instruction is executed during the interruption of the automatic travel by the automatic travel interruption part 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】障害物の誤検出により自動走行が中断した場合、自動走行を再開することが可能な走行制御装置を提供する。【解決手段】作業車両100を自動走行させる走行制御装置1は、作業車両100に備えられ、作業車両100の周囲に存在する障害物を検出する障害物検出部10と、作業車両100に自動走行を開始させる開始指示、自動走行を中断させる中断指示、及び障害物検出部10による障害物検出を無効化する無効化指示を行うスイッチ23を有するコントローラ20と、開始指示に応じて作業車両100が自動走行を開始した後、障害物検出部10が障害物を検出した場合に、中断指示の有無に拘らず作業車両100の自動走行を中断させる自動走行中断部30と、当該自動走行中断部30による自動走行の中断中に無効化指示があった場合に自動走行の中断を解除する中断解除部40と、を備える。【選択図】図1
