Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path data

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PATENT NO 5615116
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08431815

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An apparatus and method for navigating a vehicle along a predetermined route use route data and path data to define the predetermined route. The route data represents one or more contiguous path segments between adjacent nodes along the predetermined route. The path data includes postures of the vehicle along each of the path segments. The postures define the desired position, heading, curvature and speed of vehicle at various locations along the path segments. The apparatus and method use the posture information to generate and track a path thereby allowing the vehicle to navigate along the predetermined route.

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CATERPILLAR INCILLINOIS AMERICA ILLINOIS 215333

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bradbury, Walter J Peoria, IL 13 2087
Christensen, Dana A Peoria, IL 13 2560
Clow, Richard G Phoenix, AZ 6 1550
Devier, Lonnie J Pittsburgh, PA 23 2374
Gudat, Adam J Edelstein, IL 56 5004
Kemner, Carl A Peoria Heights, IL 24 2752
Kleimenhagen, Karl W Peoria, IL 19 2289
Koehrsen, Craig L Peoria, IL 45 2717
Kyrtsos, Christos T Peoria, IL 59 4192
Lay, Norman K Peoria, IL 13 2048
Peterson, Joel L Peoria, IL 18 2425
Rao, Prithvi N Pittsburgh, PA 5 1350
Schmidt, Larry E Peoria, IL 12 1995
Shaffer, Gary K Butler, PA 7 1447
Shi, WenFan Pittsburgh, PA 4 1117
Shin, Dong H Pittsburgh, PA 4 889
Singh, Sanjiv J Pittsburgh, PA 11 2037
Stafford, Darrell E Dunlap, IL 15 2799
Weinbeck, Louis J Peoria, IL 9 1681
West, Jay H Pittsburgh, PA 6 1400
Whittaker, William L Pittsburgh, PA 20 2763

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