Vehicle comprising a vehicle accessory arrangement
US11472434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle (4) comprising a vehicle accessory arrangement (2), the vehicle accessory arrangement, including a working equipment (6), is mounted on the vehicle (4), The vehicle accessory arrangement (2) is configured to receive current position data, e.g. GPS data, and working assignment data including route data for a working assignment for said vehicle (4) provided with said working equipment (6).The accessory control unit (8) is provided with a vehicle data set comprising control characteristics of the vehicle (4) on which the accessory arrangement (2) is mounted, and is configured to determine: The navigation and drive control commands and said working control commands are determined based upon said control characteristics. The vehicle control unit (17) is configured to determine a mode of operation of said vehicle (4) among a set of mode of operations including an autonomous mode of operation, and if it is determined that said vehicle (4) is in an autonomous mode of operation said vehicle control unit (17) is configured to enable said accessory control unit (8) to control said vehicle (4), by said navigation and drive commands and said working control commands, to fulfil sa…
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