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Point and go navigation system and method

  • US 8,392,036 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2009
  • Issued: 03/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing point and go navigation for remote control of an unmanned robotic vehicle, comprising:

  • obtaining sensor information describing an environment in which the unmanned robotic vehicle is operating;

    communicating the sensor information to a remotely located operator console;

    displaying a visual representation of the environment on the operator console based on the sensor information;

    designating a target point within the visual representation based on operator input;

    designating a transition point within the visual representation based on operator input;

    advancing the unmanned robotic vehicle toward a target location in the environment based on an automatic navigation response to the designated target point, which includes automatically determining a planned route from a current unmanned robotic vehicle position to the target location; and

    advancing the unmanned robotic vehicle to the transition point, wherein the robotic vehicle is caused to reconfigure from a first pose corresponding to a first mode of operation to a second pose corresponding to a second mode of operation.

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