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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Keith Reed, East Bethel, MN (US);
Michael John Gomes, Rancho Murieta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith Reed, East Bethel, MN (US);
Michael John Gomes, Rancho Murieta, CA (US);
Assignee:
TSD Integrated Controls, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclose for auto-steering of an auto-guided vehicle. A sensor coupled to a steering shaft detects when an operator requests control of the vehicle. The sensor then transmits information indicative of the request to one or more controllers of an auto-guidance system, which initiates a shutdown of auto-steering functions. In this way, the system quickly reverts to manual steering in an automatically guided and steered vehicle.