Method and system for dynamically positioning a vehicle relative to another vehicle in motion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8874355
APP PUB NO 20140012489A1
SERIAL NO

14026549

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A computer-implemented method is provided for automatically guiding a first vehicle to maintain a position relative to a second vehicle traveling in a given area. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving location data on the first and second vehicles; (b) determining a legal travel path in the given area from the first vehicle toward an expected position of the second vehicle; (c) automatically controlling the first vehicle to travel along the legal travel path; and (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) to automatically move the first vehicle to a relative position from the second vehicle and then to automatically maintain the relative position as the first and second vehicles travel through the given area.

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RAVEN INDUSTRIES INCPO BOX 5107 SIOUX FALLS SD 57117-5107

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Jeremy H Somerville, US 5 101
Pieper, Joshua J Somerville, US 4 90

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