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ALL WEATHER AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVEN VEHICLES

  • US 20150253775A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2014
  • Published: 09/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An all-weather autonomously driven vehicle, comprising:

  • a plurality of environmental sensors disposed on the vehicle;

    an obstacle detection processor receiving signals from the sensors to determine the presence of obstacles and terrain variations along a route taken by the vehicle;

    a vehicle driving control unit operative to steer or adjust the speed of the vehicle in accordance with the route and the obstacles and the terrain variations;

    wherein one of the sensors has a beam with a diameter that is only intermittently blocked by rain, snow, dust or other obscurant particles; and

    wherein the obstacle detection processor is operative to discern the difference between obstacles, terrain variations and obscurant particles, thereby enabling the vehicle driving control unit to disregard the presence of obscurant particles along the route taken by the vehicle.

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