Methods and apparatus for attribute-based navigation
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1. A method comprising:
- using one or more processors to performresponsive to a request for a safe vehicular path from a current location determined via a GPS, in a battlefield that does not identify a destination, selecting the safe vehicular path by;
determining a temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield;
evaluating potential paths based on temporally-variable safety attributes associated with battlefield conditions along the potential paths, wherein the battlefield conditions comprise data indicating troop movements, artillery fire, presence of friendly forces and air cover; and
comparing the temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield to the temporally-variable safety attributes associated with the battlefield conditions along the potential paths to identify the safe vehicular path as one of the potential paths having greater safety relative to the current location in the battlefield; and
providing navigation instructions from the current location in the battlefield in accordance with the safe vehicular path.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and apparatus for attribute-based navigation are disclosed. In one embodiment, responsive to a request for a location having a variable attribute, a destination is selected based at least in part upon a value of the variable attribute. Navigation instructions from a current location are provided.
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1. A method comprising:
using one or more processors to perform responsive to a request for a safe vehicular path from a current location determined via a GPS, in a battlefield that does not identify a destination, selecting the safe vehicular path by; determining a temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield; evaluating potential paths based on temporally-variable safety attributes associated with battlefield conditions along the potential paths, wherein the battlefield conditions comprise data indicating troop movements, artillery fire, presence of friendly forces and air cover; and comparing the temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield to the temporally-variable safety attributes associated with the battlefield conditions along the potential paths to identify the safe vehicular path as one of the potential paths having greater safety relative to the current location in the battlefield; and providing navigation instructions from the current location in the battlefield in accordance with the safe vehicular path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
using one or more processors to perform responsive to a request for a safe vehicular path from a current location determined via a GPS, in a battlefield that does not identify a destination, selecting the safe vehicular path by; determining a temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield; evaluating potential paths based on temporally-variable safety attributes associated with battlefield conditions along the potential paths wherein the battlefield conditions comprise data indicating troop movements, artillery fire, presence of friendly forces and air cover; and comparing the temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield to the temporally-variable safety attributes associated with the battlefield conditions along the potential paths to identify the safe vehicular path as one of the potential paths having greater safety relative to the current location in the battlefield; and providing navigation instructions from the current location in the battlefield along the safe vehicular path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:
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responsive to a request for a safe vehicular path from a current location determined via a GPS, in a battlefield that does not identify a destination, selecting the safe vehicular path by; determining a temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield; evaluating potential paths based on temporally-variable safety attributes associated with battlefield conditions along the potential paths wherein the battlefield conditions comprise data indicating troop movements, artillery fire, presence of friendly forces and air cover; and comparing the temporally-variable safety attribute associated with the current location in the battlefield to the temporally-variable safety attributes associated with the battlefield conditions along the potential paths to identify the safe vehicular path as one of the potential paths having greater safety relative to the current location in the battlefield; and providing navigation instructions from the current location in the battlefield in accordance with the safe vehicular path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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