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Vehicle guiding attachment

US11766998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignees

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Joerg Wolf · Karlsruhe, DE
Elnaz Vahedforough · San Jose, US
James Phan Bui · Redwood City, US
Bryan Grant · Veseli, US
Martin Fest · Redwood City, US
Nikhil George · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2019
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/87
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle attachment for guiding a vehicle includes a magnetic tape sensor, at least one sensor, a controller, at least one coupling device for attachment to the vehicle, and a vehicle interface system. The magnetic tape sensor is configured to detect a path. The at least one sensor can detect whether there are any obstructions along the path. The controller is configured to steer the vehicle along the predefined path and to adjust the speed of the vehicle to avoid coming in contact with any obstructions. The vehicle interface system is configured to communicatively couple the controller to at least one electronic control unit of the vehicle.

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