Vehicle guidance system
US10471992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0282
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for guiding an articulated vehicle having at least a first section and a second section includes one or more sensors positioned separately from the vehicle and adapted to detect the positions of and the angle between the first and second sections. The system also may include one or more position sensors located on the vehicle. A computing system that may be on the vehicle or positioned separately from the vehicle receives the position data and includes a pose-determining algorithm for determining the position and orientation of the vehicle and a guidance-determining algorithm for determining guidance commands to guide the vehicle to a target position. A communications device communicates the guidance commands or sensed position and/or angle information to the vehicle.
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