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Coordination of vehicle movement in a field

US8738238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 2009
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0297
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A number of other vehicles that are moved on a number of paths that is substantially parallel to, and offset to at least one of a first offset side and a second offset side of, the path for the first vehicle. The number of other vehicles is moved along at least a portion of the path in the turn in response to a turn in the path of the first vehicle. The number of other vehicles may be moved from the path to a number of second parallel paths that are substantially parallel to the path after the turn of the first vehicle and offset to an opposite offset side of the first vehicle than the at least one offset side before the turn in response to the first vehicle completing the turn.

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