Systems and methods for cooperative collision detection

JA Bowers, GF Deane, RA Hyde, N Kundtz… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle collision detection system may be configured to coordinate with
collision detection systems of other vehicles. The coordination may comprise sharing sensor …

Systems and methods for insurance based on monitored characteristics of an autonomous drive mode selection system

RA Hyde, JT Kare, DB Tuckerman - US Patent 8,595,037, 2013 - Google Patents
Computing device 510 mode selection system. The characteristics may pertain to any
capability, configuration, and/or operating state of the autonomous drive mode selection …

Systems and methods for coordinating sensor operation for collision detection

JA Bowers, GF Deane, RA Hyde, N Kundtz… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A collision detection system of a land vehicle may be config ured to
coordinate sensor operation with one or more other sensing systems of one or more other …

Fail-safe system for autonomous vehicle

AKW Rekow, JP Kearney - US Patent App. 12/463,674, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fail-safe system is provided for an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle has a
source of electrical power and electrical loads. The fail-safe system includes an operator …

Robotic platform and method for performing multiple functions in agricultural systems

K Cavender-Bares, JB Lofgren - US Patent 9,265,187, 2016 - Google Patents
An autonomous vehicle platform and system for selectively performing an in-season
management task in an agricultural field while self-navigating between rows of planted …

Robotic platform and method for performing multiple functions in agricultural systems

K Cavender-Bares, CC Bares - US Patent 9,288,938, 2016 - Google Patents
An autonomous vehicle platform system and method configured to perform various in-
season management tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones …

Systems and methods for adaptive vehicle sensing systems

JA Bowers, GF Deane, RJ Hannigan, RA Hyde… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
An adaptive sensing system is configured to acquire sensor data pertaining to objects in the
vicinity of a land vehicle. The adaptive sensing system may be configured to identify objects …

Agricultural autonomous vehicle platform with articulated base

M Camacho-Cook, JE Bares… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
An autonomous vehicle platform and system for selectively performing an in-season
management task in an agricultural field while self-navigating between rows of planted …

Systems and methods for vehicle monitoring

JA Bowers, GF Deane, RA Hyde, N Kundtz… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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Autonomous ground vehicle control system for high-speed and safe operation

J Wang, B Surampudi, J Steiber - US Patent 8,180,513, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Autonomous ground vehicles (AGV) may generally be required to track a
trajectory (ie, follow a route or path within some tolerance or error) without human …