Obstacle avoidance system
US4751658A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for avoiding obstacles in the path of a vehicle including a sensor assembly having a field of view with a plurality of sectors for detecting the distance of objects within each sector. The system further includes an element for identifying obstructed sensors in which objects are detected within a predetermined range and a device for selecting an unobstructed sector close in alignment to the direction of the path to designate around the object a clear path which is close to the original path.
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