Methods and apparatus for determining a vehicle path
US11506505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D3/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for generation of a vehicle path for a vehicle. The method includes, using an excursion planning processor to perform generating a grid of attitude constraint masks, wherein each attitude constraint mask corresponds to a respective possible attitude of the vehicle. The method also includes defining a distance function between two points on a vehicle path, such that the vehicle path defines a change in orientation of the vehicle, determining a vehicle path component, of the vehicle path, between the two points having a selected cost, selecting a vehicle path in the grid of attitude constraint masks from the vehicle path component, and generating an excursion plan so that the vehicle travels along the vehicle path.
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