METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VEHICLE PATH
First Claim
1. A method for generating a representation of a vehicle path for display via a computer, the method comprising:
- receiving start location information at an interface of the computer, the start location information including a start location and an initial orientation of the vehicle at the start location;
receiving end location information at the interface, the end location information including a desired end location of the vehicle;
receiving at the interface, a selection of a vehicle for which the vehicle path is to be generated, the vehicle being defined by vehicle parameters that define a turning behaviour of the vehicle;
receiving constraint information at the interface, the constraint information identifying at least one constraint to passage of the vehicle between the start location and the end location; and
causing a processor circuit of the computer to generate at least one vehicle path for travel of the vehicle between the start location and the end location, the vehicle path being based on the turning behaviour of the vehicle and being generated such that the vehicle path remains within the at least one constraint.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a representation of a vehicle path for display via a computer is disclosed, which involves receiving start location information including a start location and an initial orientation of the vehicle and end location information including a desired end location of the vehicle, and receiving a selection of a vehicle defined by parameters that define a turning behaviour of the vehicle. The method involves receiving constraint information identifying at least one constraint to passage of the vehicle between the start and end locations and causing a processor circuit to generate a vehicle path for travel between the start and end locations, the vehicle path based on the turning behaviour of the vehicle and being generated such that the vehicle path remains within the at least one constraint.
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1. A method for generating a representation of a vehicle path for display via a computer, the method comprising:
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receiving start location information at an interface of the computer, the start location information including a start location and an initial orientation of the vehicle at the start location; receiving end location information at the interface, the end location information including a desired end location of the vehicle; receiving at the interface, a selection of a vehicle for which the vehicle path is to be generated, the vehicle being defined by vehicle parameters that define a turning behaviour of the vehicle; receiving constraint information at the interface, the constraint information identifying at least one constraint to passage of the vehicle between the start location and the end location; and causing a processor circuit of the computer to generate at least one vehicle path for travel of the vehicle between the start location and the end location, the vehicle path being based on the turning behaviour of the vehicle and being generated such that the vehicle path remains within the at least one constraint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for generating a representation of a vehicle path for display via a computer, the apparatus comprising a processor circuit operably configured to:
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receive start location information at an interface of the computer, the start location information including a start location and an initial orientation of the vehicle at the start location; receive end location information at the interface, the end location information including a desired end location of the vehicle; receive at the interface, a selection of a vehicle for which the vehicle path is to be generated, the vehicle being defined by vehicle parameters that define a turning behaviour of the vehicle; receive constraint information at the interface, the constraint information identifying at least one constraint to passage of the vehicle between the start location and the end location; and cause the processor circuit of the computer to generate at least one vehicle path for travel of the vehicle between the start location and the end location, the vehicle path being based on the turning behaviour of the vehicle and being generated such that the vehicle path remains within the at least one constraint.
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34. A method for generating a representation for display via a computer of a vehicle path between a start location and an end location, the method comprising:
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receiving information at an interface of the computer defining lateral boundaries for movement of the vehicle between the start location and the end location; receiving at the interface, a selection of a vehicle for which the vehicle path is to be generated, the vehicle being defined by vehicle parameters that define a steering behavior of the vehicle; generating a negotiable passage between the lateral boundaries based on the steering behavior of the vehicle, the negotiable passage defining a region of between the lateral boundaries within which the vehicle would be able to steer to negotiate the passage without encroaching on the lateral boundaries, at least a portion of the negotiable passage having sufficient lateral extent to permit the vehicle to follow a plurality of different vehicle paths when moving along the portion; and generating the vehicle path by selecting between the different vehicle paths to reduce steering movements of the vehicle for movement along the negotiable passage. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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