Path planner and method for planning a path plan having a spiral component
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1. A method for planning a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- identifying a border of a region associated with a work area;
defining a reference row having a reference path that tracks at least a majority of the border;
generating tracking rows that track the reference row, the tracking rows comprising at least one inner tracking row and an outer tracking row, each inner tracking row having at least one inner curve with a lesser radius than an outer curve of an outer tracking row to form a path plan having a spiral component; and
detecting a pinch region associated with the path plan, the pinch region referring to a narrow region or bottleneck of the work area in which a spiral path is constrained or prevented from realization.
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Abstract
A method and path planner for planning a path of a vehicle comprising a perimeter training module for identifying a border of a region associated with a work area. A definer for defining a reference row having a reference path that tracks at least a majority of the border. A generator generates tracking rows that track the reference row. The tracking rows comprise at least one inner tracking row and an outer tracking row. Each inner tracking row having at least one inner curve with a lesser radius than an outer tracking row having a corresponding outer curve with a greater radius.
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1. A method for planning a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying a border of a region associated with a work area; defining a reference row having a reference path that tracks at least a majority of the border; generating tracking rows that track the reference row, the tracking rows comprising at least one inner tracking row and an outer tracking row, each inner tracking row having at least one inner curve with a lesser radius than an outer curve of an outer tracking row to form a path plan having a spiral component; and detecting a pinch region associated with the path plan, the pinch region referring to a narrow region or bottleneck of the work area in which a spiral path is constrained or prevented from realization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A path planner for planning a path of a vehicle comprising:
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a perimeter training module for identifying a border of a region associated with a work area; a definer for defining a reference row having a reference path that tracks at least a majority of the border; a generator for generating tracking rows that tracks the reference row, the tracking rows comprising at least one inner tracking row and an outer tracking row, each inner tracking row having at least one inner curve with a lesser radius than an outer tracking row having a corresponding outer curve with a greater radius; and a detector for detecting a pinch region associated with the path plan, the pinch region referring to a narrow region or bottleneck of the work area in which a spiral path is constrained or prevented from realization. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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