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Obstacle avoidance system

  • US 4,751,658 A
  • Filed: 05/16/1986
  • Issued: 06/14/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for avoiding obstracles in a first path of a vehicle, comprising:

  • sensor means having a field of view with a plurality of sectors for detecting the distance of objects within each sector;

    means, responsive to said sensor means, for identifying obstructed sectors in which objects are detected within a predetermined range; and

    means, responsive to said means for identifying, for selecting an unobstructed sector close in alignment to the direction of the first path to designate around the object an unobstructed second path which is close to the first path.

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