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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
William Robert Norris, Rock Hill, SC (US);
James Allard, Newton, MA (US);
Jeffery Scott Puhalla, Hawley, MN (US);
Kathleen A. Wienhold, Arlington, MA (US);
William Robert Norris, Rock Hill, SC (US);
James Allard, Newton, MA (US);
Jeffery Scott Puhalla, Hawley, MN (US);
Kathleen A. Wienhold, Arlington, MA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle and systems having an interface for payloads that allows integration of various payloads with relative ease. There is a vehicle control system for controlling an autonomous vehicle, receiving data, and transmitting a control signal on at least one network. A payload is adapted to detachably connect to the autonomous vehicle, the payload comprising a network interface configured to receive the control signal from the vehicle control system over the at least one network. The vehicle control system may encapsulate payload data and transmit the payload data over the at least one network, including Ethernet or CAN networks. The payload may be a laser scanner, a radio, a chemical detection system, or a Global Positioning System unit.