GNSS contour guidance path selection
US8583326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0219
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A GNSS-based contour guidance path selection system for guiding a piece of equipment through an operation, such as navigating a guide path, includes a processor programmed for locking onto a particular aspect of the operation, such as deviating from a pre-planned or original guidance pattern and locking the guidance system onto a new route guide path, while ignoring other guidance paths. The system gives a vehicle operator control over a guidance route without the need to re-plan a pre-planned route. The device corrects conflicting signal issues arising when new swaths result in the guidance system receiving conflicting directions of guidance where the new swaths cross predefined swaths. An operator can either manually, or with an autosteer subsystem automatically, maintain a new contour guidance pattern, even while crossing predefined guidance paths that would otherwise divert the vehicle.
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