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Driver guidance for guided maneuvering

  • US 9,823,082 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2016
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a position sensor mounted to a vehicle, the position sensor being configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle;

    a display device comprising;

    a housing, anda plurality of lights disposed within the housing, the plurality of lights being configured to generate a plurality of visual outputs in response to an input; and

    a controller connected to the position sensor and the display device, the controller being configured to;

    access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle,determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle,compare the heading of the vehicle to the heading of the target loading location to determine a heading offset,determine a horizontal location offset by determining a difference between the location of the target loading location and the position of the vehicle in a direction perpendicular to the heading of the target loading location, anddetermine a subset of lights in the plurality of lights to illuminate and a second subset of lights in the plurality of lights to darken based upon at least one of the horizontal location offset and the heading offset.

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