AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING THE PATHS OF MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
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Abstract
A method for coordinating the paths of multiple autonomous vehicles and a vehicle configured to coordinate its path with the path(s) of other vehicles so as to enhance cooperation between the vehicles. The method also enables the vehicles to perform their respective missions more efficiently. The method is applicable to any system in which multiple autonomous vehicles may need to coordinate their paths with each other.
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64 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A method, comprising:
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generating, at a first autonomous vehicle, a first planned path based, at least in part, on a current position of the first autonomous vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the first autonomous vehicle; receiving, at the first autonomous vehicle, from a second autonomous vehicle, a first planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle, the first planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle being based, at least in part, on a current position of the second autonomous vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the second autonomous vehicle; after the receiving, generating, at the first autonomous vehicle, a second planned path based, at least in part, on the first planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle and at least one of the mission requirement assigned to the first autonomous vehicle or the first planned path of the first autonomous vehicle; transmitting the second planned path of the first autonomous vehicle from the first autonomous vehicle to the second autonomous vehicle; and receiving, at the first autonomous vehicle, from the second autonomous vehicle, a second planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle, the second planned path for the second autonomous vehicle differing from the first planned path for the second autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 60, 61, 62)
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45-54. -54. (canceled)
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55. A method, comprising:
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generating, at a first autonomous vehicle, a first planned path based, at least in part, on a mission requirement assigned to the first autonomous vehicle and a first rank of the first autonomous vehicle; receiving, at the first autonomous vehicle, from a second autonomous vehicle, a planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle based, at least in part, on a mission requirement assigned to the second autonomous vehicle and a second rank of the second autonomous vehicle, the second rank being higher than the first rank; after the receiving, generating, at the first autonomous vehicle, a second planned path based, at least in part, on the planned path associated with the second autonomous vehicle and at least one of the mission requirement assigned to the first autonomous vehicle or the first planned path of the first autonomous vehicle; and transmitting the second planned path from the first autonomous vehicle to the second autonomous vehicle such that the first autonomous vehicle operates cooperatively with the second autonomous vehicle to perform the mission requirement assigned to the first autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64)
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