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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Larry G. Durkos, Lebanon, IN (US);
Michael J. Blackburn, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kyle B. Ruddock, Fishers, IN (US);
Richard S. Koressel, Carmel, IN (US);
Thomas A. Mccalley, Carmel, IN (US);
Larry G. Durkos, Lebanon, IN (US);
Michael J. Blackburn, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kyle B. Ruddock, Fishers, IN (US);
Richard S. Koressel, Carmel, IN (US);
Thomas A. McCalley, Carmel, IN (US);
I-Guide Robotics, Inc., Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A control system is provided for automatically moving a machine along a desired path. The machine uses a 'learn and follow' system in which the machine is first operated in a manual mode along a desired path. The control system learns the desired path and then operates the machine in a robotic mode to follow the desired path without operator control. If the machine moves away from the desired path when in the robotic mode, the location of the machine is corrected using GPS location signals.