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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 con

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.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for controlling the navigation of a surface based vehicle over a route, the method including:manually driving the vehicle over the route to collect driven data comprising the absolute position of the vehicle along the route relative to the earth's surface;smoothi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for controlling the navigation of a surface based vehicle over a route, the method including:manually driving the vehicle over the route to collect driven data comprising the absolute position of the vehicle along the route relative to the earth's surface;smoothing out said driven data to produce smoothed data comprising a consistent path; andusing said smoothed data to automatically navigate the vehicle over the route.