Multi-purpose autonomous vehicle with path plotting
US5170352A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0274
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle for operating in a predetermined work area while avoiding both fixed and moving obstacles. A plurality of laser, sonic and optical sensors detect targets and obstacles in the work area and provide coded signals to processors and controllers which direct the vehicle over a most expedient route to a target while avoiding any obstacles. The vehicle is especially useful in moving around the deck of an aircraft carrier to deliver ammunition to aircraft from an ammunition magazine.
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