System and method for controlling utility vehicles
US10818182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/165
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for controlling a commercial vehicle in a restricted area, including: an information acquisition module to acquire information from a database about the restricted area, wherein the commercial vehicle includes a sensor unit to detect objects in surroundings of the commercial vehicle, and wherein the acquired information includes cartographic data for objects in the restricted area; a detection module to detect at least one object in the surroundings of the vehicle using the sensor unit of the commercial vehicle; an identification module to identify the at least one detected object in the cartographic data; and a movement module to allow autonomous movement of the commercial vehicle in the restricted area based on the identified objects. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, a method and a computer readable medium.
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