Detecting untraversable environment and preventing damage by a vehicle
US12359404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2420/403
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle moves through an environment (e.g., a farming, construction, mining, or forestry environment) and performs one or more actions in the environment. Portions of the environment may include moisture, such as puddles or mud patches. A control system associated with the vehicle may include a traversability model or a moisture model to help the vehicle operate in the environment with the moisture. In particular, the control system may employ the traversability model to reduce the likelihood of the vehicle attempting to traverse an untraversable portion of the environment, and the control system may employ the moisture model to reduce the likelihood of the vehicle performing an action that will damage a portion of the environment.
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