DISTRIBUTED KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR VEHICULAR LOCALIZATION AND WORK-SITE MANAGEMENT
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a machine controller;
a steering system;
a propulsion system;
a braking system;
a sensor system; and
a knowledge base used by the machine controller, wherein the machine controller is connected to the steering system, the propulsion system, the braking system; and
the sensor system, wherein the machine controller identifies a dynamic condition and sends commands to the steering system, the propulsion system, and the braking system to move the vehicle using the knowledge base comprising a fixed knowledge base and a learned knowledge base.
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling a vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a vehicle is comprised of a machine controller, a steering system, a propulsion system, a braking system, a sensor system, and a knowledge base used by the machine controller. The machine controller identifies a dynamic condition and sends commands to the steering system, the propulsion system, and the braking system to move the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a machine controller; a steering system; a propulsion system; a braking system; a sensor system; and a knowledge base used by the machine controller, wherein the machine controller is connected to the steering system, the propulsion system, the braking system; and
the sensor system, wherein the machine controller identifies a dynamic condition and sends commands to the steering system, the propulsion system, and the braking system to move the vehicle using the knowledge base comprising a fixed knowledge base and a learned knowledge base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A vehicle comprising:
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a machine controller; a steering system; a propulsion system; a braking system; a sensor system; and a knowledge base used by the machine controller, wherein the machine controller is connected to the steering system, the propulsion system, the braking system; and
the sensor system, wherein the machine controller identifies an environment using a set of sensors on the vehicle, wherein the set of sensors comprises at least one of a global positioning system, structured light sensor, two dimensional/three dimensional lidar, dead reckoning, far and medium infrared camera, visible light camera, radar, ultrasonic sonar, and radio frequency identification reader;
identifies the location of the vehicle;
identifies a map based on the location of the vehicle;
identifies a set of objects in the environment using data received from the set of sensors and a knowledge base, wherein the knowledge base specifies the set of objects based on the environment;
places thematic features into the map using the set of objects identified and the map identified;controls the vehicle using the knowledge base comprising a fixed knowledge base and a learned knowledge base, wherein the fixed knowledge base further comprises an online knowledge base and an a priori knowledge base; selectively updates the learned knowledge base with changes to the set of objects in the environment; and
sends the changes to the set of objects in the environment to a server based on a policy, where the changes to the set of objects in the environment are used to update the a priori knowledge base.
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