Integrinautics Corporation

The Boeing Company

Michael L Eglington

David Arthur Whelan

David G Lawrence

Gregory M Gutt

Robert W Brumley

Michael Lee O'Connor

Kurt R Zimmerman

Anne T Haddad

Michael L O Connor

Lars Leckie

Thomas Bell

Rachel R Schmalzried

Christoper J Martens

A system including a mobile vehicle, an implement, a position sensor, a controller, a user interface (a touch-screen monitor, video monitor or keypad, as examples), a software program to compute a calibration trajectory, and a steering system for steering the vehicle to the desired or adjusted trajectory based on the error between the vehicle's desired and actual positions. In one embodiment, non-co-located sensing and control combine with a calibration procedure to help eliminate model error. Another embodiment uses co-located sensing (but not control) to calibrate the model.

Adjustment of vehicle-implement trajectories to compensate for lateral implement offset

A method for adjusting a desired trajectory of an automatically guided vehicle guidance system to match a physical constraint such as an obstacle or boundary. The method works around obstacles and boundaries as they occur, consistent with the original trajectory. The method is independent of the type of vehicle. The method may be used regardless of whether the vehicle is under automatic guidance, and the method has a low computational cost.

Rapid adjustment of trajectories for land vehicles

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Michael L Eglington