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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ali Salour, Fenton, MO (US);
Gregory S. Highland, St. Charles, MO (US);
Lori S. Smith, Orting, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for guiding autonomous vehicles by monitoring the entire planned path and sending alert messages to a vehicle management system for delays, reroute, or emergency stop to avoid collision with an obstruction. The system initiates alternative paths when the primary path is blocked and is capable of reporting a vehicle identifier and the current positions of the vehicle and any obstruction along the planned path of the autonomous vehicle.