GPS guided ground-clearing apparatus and method
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1. A GPS guided ground-clearing apparatus, dependent upon a plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals, comprising:
- a tracked vehicle, having two or more tracks to propel the vehicle, said two or more tracks being conventionally mounted to the vehicle;
a hydraulic support system and a rotational power supply mounted to said vehicle;
a cutting head for cutting, chipping and clearing brush and trees, said cutting head being mounted to said hydraulic support system and engaged to said rotational power supply;
an apparatus locator means mounted to said vehicle for receiving the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals; and
a guidance means in signal communication with said apparatus locator means, for continuously reading and processing the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals to determine an instantaneous location of the vehicle relative to the surface of the earth and, in response thereto, to guide the vehicle for movement in a desired direction and to assist the vehicle in maintaining travel in the desired direction and returning the vehicle to the desired direction.
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A tracked GPS guided ground clearing apparatus and method for clearing brush, small trees, snow, ice and other types of debris, dependent upon remote positioning data and radio communication signals, having an apparatus locator system for determining the location of the apparatus and a guidance system for navigating and maintaining the apparatus in a desired direction of travel along a particular line of travel and for traversing a plurality of specific data points along the particular line of travel, relative to the surface of the earth.
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1. A GPS guided ground-clearing apparatus, dependent upon a plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals, comprising:
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a tracked vehicle, having two or more tracks to propel the vehicle, said two or more tracks being conventionally mounted to the vehicle;
a hydraulic support system and a rotational power supply mounted to said vehicle;
a cutting head for cutting, chipping and clearing brush and trees, said cutting head being mounted to said hydraulic support system and engaged to said rotational power supply;
an apparatus locator means mounted to said vehicle for receiving the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals; and
a guidance means in signal communication with said apparatus locator means, for continuously reading and processing the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals to determine an instantaneous location of the vehicle relative to the surface of the earth and, in response thereto, to guide the vehicle for movement in a desired direction and to assist the vehicle in maintaining travel in the desired direction and returning the vehicle to the desired direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of guiding a GPS guided ground-clearing apparatus, dependent upon a plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by an apparatus locator means, the plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals;
conveying the plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals from said apparatus locator means to a guidance means;
inputting into the guidance means, a desired direction of travel as a function of location;
continuously processing and displaying by the guidance means, the desired direction of travel, and the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals transmitted from said apparatus locator means;
instantaneously comparing by the guidance means, the present location of the vehicle to the desired direction of travel;
interpreting, by an operator, the data processed by the guidance means; and
maneuvering of the vehicle through input to the guidance means by the operator based on the interpreted data, to guide the vehicle in a desired direction of travel and to maneuver the vehicle in maintaining travel in the desired direction and returning the vehicle to the desired direction of travel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A GPS guided ground-clearing apparatus, dependent upon a plurality of GPS network signals and radio communication signals, comprising:
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a tracked vehicle, having two or more tracks to propel the vehicle, said two or more tracks being conventionally mounted to the vehicle;
a hydraulic support system and a rotational power supply mounted to said vehicle;
a snow plow for clearing snow and ice from the surface of the ground, said snow plow being mounted to said hydraulic support system and engaged to said rotational power supply;
an apparatus locator means mounted to said vehicle for receiving the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals; and
a guidance means in signal communication with said apparatus locator means, for continuously reading and processing the plurality of GPS network signals and the radio communication signals to determine an instantaneous location of the vehicle relative to the surface of the earth and, in response thereto, to guide the vehicle for movement in a desired direction and to assist the vehicle in maintaining travel in the desired direction and returning the vehicle to the desired direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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