Ultraviolet paint-based vehicle guidance
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1. A system for guiding a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of paths on a surface, wherein each path is defined by ultraviolet (UV) reactive paint configured to emit visible light in response to UV light, wherein the UV reactive paint defining each path of the plurality of paths is configured to emit visible light at a unique wavelength in response to the UV light relative to other paths of the plurality of paths;
a vehicle configured to hold a passenger, wherein the vehicle comprises;
a UV source configured to emit UV light;
a sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the UV reactive paint of a respective path of the plurality of paths; and
a controller configured to guide the vehicle along the respective path based on a wavelength of the visible light detected by the sensor.
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Abstract
A system for guiding a vehicle is provided. The system includes multiple paths on a surface, wherein each path is defined by ultraviolet (UV) reactive paint configured to emit visible light in response to UV light. The system also includes the vehicle. The vehicle includes a UV source configured to emit UV light, a sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the UV reactive paint of a respective path of the multiple paths, and a controller configured to guide the vehicle along the respective path based on a wavelength of the visible light detected by the sensor.
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1. A system for guiding a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of paths on a surface, wherein each path is defined by ultraviolet (UV) reactive paint configured to emit visible light in response to UV light, wherein the UV reactive paint defining each path of the plurality of paths is configured to emit visible light at a unique wavelength in response to the UV light relative to other paths of the plurality of paths; a vehicle configured to hold a passenger, wherein the vehicle comprises; a UV source configured to emit UV light; a sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the UV reactive paint of a respective path of the plurality of paths; and a controller configured to guide the vehicle along the respective path based on a wavelength of the visible light detected by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for guiding a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of paths on a surface, wherein each path is defined by ultraviolet (UV) reactive paint configured to emit visible light in response to UV light, wherein the UV reactive paint defining each path of the plurality of paths is configured to emit visible light at a unique wavelength in response to the UV light relative to other paths of the plurality of paths; and a plurality of vehicles, wherein each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles is configured to hold a respective passenger and comprises; a UV source configured to emit UV light; a sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the UV reactive paint of a respective path of the plurality of paths; and a controller configured to guide the vehicle along the respective path based on a wavelength of the visible light detected by the sensor; wherein the UV reactive paint of each path of the plurality of paths is configured to emit visible light at a different wavelength in response to the UV light than the wavelengths of visible light emitted by other paths of the plurality of paths, and each vehicle is configured to move along a different path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for guiding a vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining, at a controller of a vehicle, a wavelength of a visible light to guide the vehicle along a path, wherein the path is among a plurality of paths on a surface, and each path among the plurality of paths is defined by ultraviolet (UV) reactive paint configured to emit visible light at a unique wavelength in response to UV light relative to other paths of the plurality of paths, and wherein the vehicle is configured to hold a passenger; emitting UV light, via a UV source on the vehicle, at the path; detecting, via a sensor on the vehicle, the wavelength of the visible light emitted in response to the UV light; and guiding, via the controller, the vehicle along the path among the plurality of paths based on the wavelength of the visible light detected by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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