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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2019
Bear Flag Robotics, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
David E. Bertucci, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Igino C. Cafiero, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aubrey C. Donnellan, San Mateo, CA (US);
Thuy T. Nguyen, Albany, CA (US);
Vaibhav K. Viswanathan, Omaha, NE (US);
Bear Flag Robotics, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for vehicle controllers for agricultural and industrial applications are described. For example, a method includes accessing a map data structure storing a map representing locations of physical objects in a geographic area; accessing current point cloud data captured using a distance sensor connected to a vehicle; detecting a crop row based on the current point cloud data; matching the detected crop row with a crop row represented in the map; determining an estimate of a current location of the vehicle based on a current position in relation to the detected crop row; and controlling one or more actuators to cause the vehicle to move from the current location of the vehicle to a target location.