Trimble Inc.

Spectra Precision Software , Inc.

Adrian Ferrier

Juan Carlos Santamaria

Augusto Opdenbosch

George Derrick Darby, Jr

Kapil Tahiliani

Mitch Altman

Darren Howie

Kevin Pattison

Larry Rosenbalm

Augusto Op Den Bosch

A specific plan for traversing a lattice of a geographic region is generated and provided to an autonomous vehicle. A general plan that includes the lattice and a planned sequence of operator traversal data of the lattice is received. Actual operator traversal data used to traverse the geographical region is determined. A tolerance range that defines an allowable deviation from the general plan is determined. A first subset of the actual operator traversal data that is within the tolerance range and a second subset of the actual operator traversal data that is not within the tolerance range is determined. A specific plan for traversing the geographical region is formulated based on the first subset of the actual operator traversal data that is within the tolerance range. The specific plan is provided to the autonomous vehicle for controlling traversal of the geographical region by the autonomous vehicle.

Specific traversal plan from general plan and actual traversal of lattice

An area-based open pit mine designer is disclosed. One example includes an economic shell receiver module to receive an economic shell. In addition, a user input module receives a user parametric input denoting an open pit mine shape based on the economic shell. The open pit mine designer module automatically develops an open pit mine design based on the user parametric input.

Area-based open pit mine designer

Automatic change propagation in an area-based open pit mine designer is disclosed. One example includes an economic shell receiver module to receive an economic shell. In addition a user input module receives a user parametric input denoting an open pit mine shape based on the economic shell. An open pit mine designer module automatically develops an open pit mine design from the user parametric input. The user input module receives an additional area to be incorporated into the open pit mine design. The open pit mine designer module automatically propagates the additional area into the open pit mine design to generate a modified open pit mine design.

Automatic change propagation in an area-based open pit mine designer

The invented system and method provide the capability to permit user-defined objects to be displayed in a virtual environment application (VEA). An externally-rendered object (ERO) includes at least one graphic instruction defining an object. The ERO is dynamically linked to the VEA so that the ERO can be rendered in the VEA preferably along with a virtual environment generated by the VEA. The ERO thus provides the user with the capability to customize the VEA without changing the source code thereof, and without using a complicated communication protocol between the VEA and ERO that would otherwise be required. The ERO can be used in a wide range of specific implementations. For example, the ERO can represent a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operating in a virtual environment representing undersea topography. The ERO could also represent a drill operating in an undersea environment for oil exploration, for example.

System and method for producing externally rendered object

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Avondale Estates, GA, United States of America

Adrian Ferrier