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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Adam J Gudat, Edelstein, IL (US);
Dong Hun Shin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William L Whittaker, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Karl W Kleimenhagen, Peoria, IL (US);
Richard G Clow, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Sanjiv J Singh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dana A Christensen, Peoria, IL (US);
Carl A Kemner, Peoria Heights, IL (US);
Walter J Bradbury, Peoria, IL (US);
Craig L Koehrsen, Peoria, IL (US);
Christos T Kyrtsos, Peoria, IL (US);
Norman K Lay, Peoria, IL (US);
Joel L Peterson, Peoria, IL (US);
Larry E Schmidt, Peoria, IL (US);
Darrell E Stafford, Dunlap, IL (US);
Louis J Weinbeck, Peoria, IL (US);
Lonnie J Devier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling the navigation of surface based vehicle uses a route that is obtained by manually driving the vehicle over the route to collect data defining the absolute position of the vehicle at various positions along the route. The collected data is smoothed to provide a consistent route to be followed. The smoothed data is subsequently used to automatically guide the vehicle over the route.