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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Eric Nettleton, Research, AU;
Ross Hennessy, Budgewoi, AU;
Hugh Durrant-whyte, Rozelle, AU;
Ali Haydar Göktogan, Belrose, AU;
Surya P N Singh, Brisbane, AU;
Eric Nettleton, Research, AU;
Ross Hennessy, Budgewoi, AU;
Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Rozelle, AU;
Ali Haydar Göktogan, Belrose, AU;
Surya P N Singh, Brisbane, AU;
The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A hierarchical control system () for supervising operations of an autonomous operator located within a defined geographical region containing a localized zone having an operation-defined boundary. The control system () has a primary controller () associated with the defined geographical region and a secondary controller () associated with the localized zone. The secondary controller () is responsive to the supervisory control of the primary controller (). The autonomous operator, if located within the localized zone, is responsive to the supervisory control of the secondary controller ().