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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventor:
Markus Birk, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a utility vehicle includes detecting, via a sensor, an elevation profile of a region located in front of the utility vehicle in the direction of travel. The method also includes initializing a grid comprising a plurality of grid cells. The grid extends at least in a longitudinal direction and in a vertical direction of the region. The method further includes assigning the detected elevation profile to associated grid cells by writing elevation profile data into grid cells and controlling the vehicle based on the elevation profile data.