Title:
AUTO-NAVIGATING VEHICLE WITH FIELD-OF-VIEW ENHANCING SENSOR POSITIONING AND METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/102212
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
In accordance with the invention, provided is an auto-navigating vehicle, that includes a payload portion configured to hold or pull a payload, a drive system configured to cause the vehicle to drive, stop, and steer, the drive system including drive controls that enable a non-remote operator to drive the vehicle from an operator area proximate to the drive controls, a sensor head configured to detect information indicating the absence and presence of objects in an environment, a navigation system operatively coupled to the drive system and sensor head and configured to auto-navigate the vehicle through the environment without operator drive control. The sensor head is oriented above the drive controls and between the drive controls and payload portion, such that the sensor head is substantially out of a field of view of an operator when in the operator area.
Inventors:
WEISS MITCHELL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/072317
Publication Date:
May 08, 2014
Filing Date:
December 31, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEEGRID CORP (US)
International Classes:
B66F9/075
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MELLO, David M. et al. (Three Burlington Woods DriveBurlington, Massachusetts, US)
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