Method for controlling a vehicle in order to change course and application of method for the lateral avoidance of a zone
US6269301A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method for piloting a vehicle while making a change of heading. The vehicle follows a first rectilinear portion of a route, so as to meet up with a second rectilinear portion of the route forming a predetermined angle with the first portion. The route passes through the meeting point of the two portions. The vehicle computes and follows a curved change of heading trajectory which passes through the meeting point whose turning center lies on the interior bisector of the angle formed by the two portions of the route.
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