CONTENTION AVOIDANCE
First Claim
1. A method of navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination, comprising:
- identifying a route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle;
determining a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route;
identifying a potential contention condition associated with the route;
using the potential contention condition along the route to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route;
determining an optimized speed profile using the first speed profile and the second speed profile; and
communicating at least a portion of the optimized speed profile to a controlling entity of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination, comprising:
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identifying a route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle; determining a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route; identifying a potential contention condition associated with the route; using the potential contention condition along the route to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route; determining an optimized speed profile using the first speed profile and the second speed profile; and communicating at least a portion of the optimized speed profile to a controlling entity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to; identify a route through a mining environment to a target destination for a vehicle; determine a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route; identify a potential contention condition associated with the route; use the potential contention condition along the route to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route; determine an optimized speed profile using the first speed profile and the second speed profile; and communicate at least a portion of the optimized speed profile to a controlling entity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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identifying a route through a mining environment to a target destination for a vehicle; determining a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route; identifying a potential contention condition associated with the route; using the potential contention condition along the route to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route; determining an optimized speed profile using the first speed profile and the second speed profile; and communicating at least a portion of the optimized speed profile to a controlling entity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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