Method of initiating vehicle movement
First Claim
1. A method of initiating movement of a mobile machine, the method comprising:
- responsive to a determination that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine, determining, by at least one controller communicatively coupled to the mobile machine, a safe location for the mobile machine based on the environmental parameters;
calculating, by the at least one controller, an estimated time of travel from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine; and
initiating, by the at least one controller, movement of the mobile machine prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location.
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Abstract
A method for initiating movement of a mobile machine is provided. In response to determining that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine, a safe location for the mobile machine is determined based on the environmental parameters. An estimated time of travel is calculated from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine. Then, movement of the mobile machine is initiated prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location.
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1. A method of initiating movement of a mobile machine, the method comprising:
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responsive to a determination that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine, determining, by at least one controller communicatively coupled to the mobile machine, a safe location for the mobile machine based on the environmental parameters; calculating, by the at least one controller, an estimated time of travel from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine; and initiating, by the at least one controller, movement of the mobile machine prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for initiating movement of a mobile machine, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system; a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores a set of instructions; and at least one processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the at least one processing unit executes the set of instructions to determine a safe location for the mobile machine based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine in response to a determination that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on the environmental parameters;
calculate an estimated time of travel from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine; and
initiate movement of the mobile machine prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product including a computer usable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied thereon for initiating movement of a mobile machine, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to determine a safe location for the mobile machine based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine in response to a determination that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on the environmental parameters; computer usable program code configured to calculate an estimated time of travel from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine; and computer usable program code configured to initiate movement of the mobile machine prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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