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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Modular Mining Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Edward A. Branscombe, Tucson, AZ (US);
Christopher J. Utter, Tucson, AZ (US);
William M. Casson, Tucson, AZ (US);
MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for zone projection are presented. Specifically, anticipated paths of travel are determined for a number of different vehicles operating within an environment. Based upon those anticipated paths of travel, as well as likely stopping distances of each vehicle, the system generate zones around each vehicle. These projected zones define a geographical region into which each vehicle is likely to proceed as it maneuvers about the environment. With the zones determined, the system is configured to detect zones that overlap, and, when such overlapping zones are detected, can generate an alarm warning of a potential collision condition that may exist between the two corresponding vehicles.