Modular path planner
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1. A method for planning a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- establishing a perimeter path plan of the vehicle including a defined perimeter, the perimeter path plan comprising a least one segment;
establishing a region-filling path plan of the vehicle within the defined perimeter, the region-filling path plan comprising a series of interconnected segments;
establishing a point-to-point path plan of the vehicle including at least one of the segments of at least one of the region-filling path plan and the perimeter path plan; and
forming a preferential composite path plan comprising a list or ordered assembly of the segments by estimating candidate path distances of corresponding candidate composite paths and selecting a shortest candidate path as the preferential composite path based on the established perimeter path plan, the region-filling plan, and the point-to-point path plan, each segment being curved or straight and defined by a start point, an end point, and an arc radius.
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Abstract
A perimeter training module establishes a perimeter path plan of a vehicle including a defined perimeter. A region-filling module establishes a region-filling path plan of the vehicle within the defined perimeter. A point-to-point planning module establishes a point-to-point path plan of a vehicle including a segment of at least one of the region-filling path plan and the perimeter path plan. The path planner forms a preferential composite path plan based on the established perimeter path plan, the region-filling plan, and the point-to-point path plan.
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1. A method for planning a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a perimeter path plan of the vehicle including a defined perimeter, the perimeter path plan comprising a least one segment; establishing a region-filling path plan of the vehicle within the defined perimeter, the region-filling path plan comprising a series of interconnected segments; establishing a point-to-point path plan of the vehicle including at least one of the segments of at least one of the region-filling path plan and the perimeter path plan; and forming a preferential composite path plan comprising a list or ordered assembly of the segments by estimating candidate path distances of corresponding candidate composite paths and selecting a shortest candidate path as the preferential composite path based on the established perimeter path plan, the region-filling plan, and the point-to-point path plan, each segment being curved or straight and defined by a start point, an end point, and an arc radius. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for establishing a point-to-point path plan, the method comprising:
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establishing a minimum turning radius of a vehicle; defining a starting point and starting heading of the vehicle, the starting point lying within an operational zone of the vehicle; defining a destination point and destination heading of the vehicle, the destination point lying with the operation zone; scanning the operational zone between the starting point and the destination point to identify any obstacle and a velocity vector associated with the obstacle; and determining a path between the starting point and the destination point consistent with avoidance of a collision with the obstacle and the established minimum turning radius. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for planning a path of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a perimeter training module for establishing a perimeter path plan of the vehicle including a defined perimeter, the perimeter path plan comprising a least one segment; a region-filling module for establishing a region-filling path plan of the vehicle within the defined perimeter, the region-filling path plan comprising a series of interconnected segments; a point-to-point planning module for establishing a point-to-point path plan of the vehicle including at least one of the segments of at least one of the region-filling path plan and the perimeter path plan; and a coordination module for forming a preferential composite path plan comprising a list or ordered assembly of the segments by estimating candidate path distances or corresponding candidate composite paths and selecting a shortest candidate path as the preferential composite path based on the established perimeter path plan, the region-filling plan, and the point-to-point path plan, each segment being curved or straight and defined by a start point, an end point, and an arc radius. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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