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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Christopher Alexander Boehm, North Augusta, SC (US);
Ionut Gabriel Bungeanu, Ştefǎneşti, RO;
TEXTRON INC., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a vehicle and a control system. The vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive one or more of the plurality of tractive assemblies, a first sensor configured to facilitate monitoring a tracked location of the vehicle, and a second sensor configured to facilitate detecting a surface type of a ground surface. The control system is configured to monitor the tracked location of the vehicle based on a first signal acquired from the first sensor, determine the surface type of the ground surface based on a second signal acquired from the second sensor, and permit unrestricted operation of the vehicle when the tracked location indicates that the vehicle is located in a restricted operation area but the surface type indicates that the vehicle is not in the restricted operation area.