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Automated guidance system for a vehicle

US5530330A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1994
Grant dateJun 25, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0234
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for automatically steering a vehicle through an irregular structure. A flexible lighting tube, in proximity to the back of the structure, communicates with at least one canted video camera. A processor takes the output of the camera, determines the position of the vehicle, and provides guidance to the vehicle's steering mechanism.

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