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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2023
Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Matthew K. Rust, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joel Jared Kocer, Valley Springs, SD (US);
Matthew Michael Rottinghaus, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Koby Kevin Jackson, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Jacob David Deines, Brandon, SD (US);
Brandon Joseph Roth, Parker, SD (US);
Gustavo De Almeida Martins, Chandler, AZ (US);
Alex John Weidenbach, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Raven Industries, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
A control system includes a first input to receive a positional output characteristic of a first vehicle at a first communication frequency and a second input to receive a kinematic output characteristic of the first vehicle at a second frequency, where the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. A guidance controller of a second vehicle is configured to process the kinematic output characteristic of the first vehicle to obtain a heading of the first vehicle, compare the heading of the first vehicle with a heading of the second vehicle to obtain a heading deviation of the second vehicle, and determine a guidance heading of the second vehicle based on the heading deviation of the second vehicle. A control interface is configured to communicate the guidance heading to one or more of steering, throttle or brake elements of the second vehicle.