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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Creaby, Westminster, CO (US);
Joshua Rands, Westminster, CO (US);
Riley Kenyon, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); A01D 90/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); A01D 90/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for avoiding collisions with obstacles by a first vehicle using sensors on an accompanying second vehicle. The second vehicle navigates proximate the first vehicle while aiming an obstacle detection sensor at a path of the first vehicle to detect objects in the path of the first vehicle. The locations of the objects are determined and transmitted to the first vehicle.