METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINE COORDINATION WHICH MAINTAINS LINE-OF-SITE CONTACT
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining line-of-sight (LoS) communication between a plurality of machines, comprising steps of:
- creating a mission plan for a work site that includes a path plan for each of the plurality of machines that maintains the line-of-sight communication between the plurality of machines by taking into account a topography for the work site; and
loading the path plan for each respective one of the plurality of machines into the each respective one of the plurality of machines, wherein the path plan specifies a machine travel path for the each respective one of the plurality of machines.
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Abstract
A method and system that facilitates operation of autonomous equipment by providing a mission planner to maintain line-of-sight contact between a plurality of coordinated machines, including a method for maintaining line-of-sight (LoS) communication between a plurality of machines that creates a mission plan for a work site that includes a path plan for each of the plurality of machines that maintains the line-of-sight communication between the plurality of machines by taking into account a topography for the work site; and loads the path plan for each respective one of the plurality of machines into each respective one of the plurality of machines, wherein the path plan specifies a machine travel path for each respective one of the plurality of machines.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining line-of-sight (LoS) communication between a plurality of machines, comprising steps of:
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creating a mission plan for a work site that includes a path plan for each of the plurality of machines that maintains the line-of-sight communication between the plurality of machines by taking into account a topography for the work site; and loading the path plan for each respective one of the plurality of machines into the each respective one of the plurality of machines, wherein the path plan specifies a machine travel path for the each respective one of the plurality of machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for maintaining line-of-sight (LoS) communication between a plurality of machines, comprising:
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a data processor and a memory coupled to the data processor, wherein the memory comprising programming code that is executable by the data processor to perform steps of; creating a mission plan for a work site that includes a path plan for each of the plurality of machines that maintains the line-of-sight communication between the plurality of machines by taking into account a topography for the work site; and loading the path plan for each respective one of the plurality of machines into the each respective one of the plurality of machines, wherein the path plan specifies a machine travel path for the each respective one of the plurality of machines. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product having program code stored on a computer readable storage medium, where the program code is operable by a data processing system for optimizing behavior of an autonomous mobile robotic device by performing steps of:
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creating a mission plan for a work site that includes a path plan for each of the plurality of machines that maintains the line-of-sight communication between the plurality of machines by taking into account a topography for the work site; and loading the path plan for each respective one of the plurality of machines into the each respective one of the plurality of machines, wherein the path plan specifies a machine travel path for the each respective one of the plurality of machines.
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