Integrated swath guidance system
First Claim
1. An integrated swath guidance system comprising:
- a processor for receiving information from an external positioning system indicative of a navigational path traversed by a vehicle, computing swaths derived from a user-selected predefined swath pattern, and for computing a deviation of the navigational path of the vehicle from the computed swath; and
a control interface coupled to said processor to enable the user to select said predefined swath pattern;
wherein said processor computes a number of parallel swaths derived from said predefined swath pattern and a user-specified swath width.
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Abstract
An integrated guidance system for use in swath guidance applications combines the display of swath navigation information with swath guidance system information. A processor receives information from an external positioning system such as a Global Positioning System receiver and generates course correction data derived from swath parameters selected by the user from a displayed menu of options using a control interface that is integrated with the display and processor or is located externally. The swath navigation information is displayed graphically and numerically. The entire apparatus is compact and mountable within the operative view of the user as he operates the equipment to be guided, thereby reducing hazard and navigational error.
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25 Claims
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1. An integrated swath guidance system comprising:
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a processor for receiving information from an external positioning system indicative of a navigational path traversed by a vehicle, computing swaths derived from a user-selected predefined swath pattern, and for computing a deviation of the navigational path of the vehicle from the computed swath; and a control interface coupled to said processor to enable the user to select said predefined swath pattern; wherein said processor computes a number of parallel swaths derived from said predefined swath pattern and a user-specified swath width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing swath navigation information indicative of a deviation of a navigational path traversed by a vehicle from a desired swath, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from an external positioning system indicative of the navigational path traversed by the vehicle; computing the desired swath from a user-selected predefined swath pattern; and computing the deviation of the navigational path traversed by the vehicle from the computed swath; and computing a number of parallel swaths derived from said predefined swath pattern and a user-specified swath width. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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