Inventors:
Adam J. Gudat - Edelstein IL
Walter J. Bradbury - Peoria IL
Dana A. Christensen - Peoria IL
Carl A. Kemner - Peoria Heights IL
Craig L. Koehrsen - Peoria IL
Christos T. Kyrtsos - Peoria IL
Norman K. Lay - Peoria IL
Joel L. Peterson - Peoria IL
Larry E. Schmidt - Peoria IL
Darrell E. Stafford - Dunlap IL
Louis J. Weinbeck - Peoria IL
Lonnie J. Devier - Pittsburgh PA
Prithvi N. Rao - Pittsburgh PA
Gary K. Shaffer - Butler PA
Wenfan Shi - Pittsburgh PA
Dong Hun Shin - Pittsburgh PA
James W. Sennott - Bloomington IL
William L. Whittaker - Pittsburgh PA
Jay H. West - Pittsburgh PA
Karl W. Kleimenhagen - Peoria IL
Richard G. Clow - Phoenix AZ
Baoxin Wu - Pittsburgh PA
Sanjiv J. Singh - Pittsburgh PA
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc. - Peoria IL
International Classification:
G06F16500
Abstract:
A system (400) for positioning and navigating an autonomous vehicle (310) allows the vehicle (310) to travel between locations. Position information (432) is derived from global positioning system satellites (200, 202, 204, and 206) or other sources (624) when the satellites (200, 202, 204, and 206) are not in the view of the vehicle (310). Navigation of the vehicle (310) is obtained using the position information (432), route information (414), obstacle detection and avoidance data (416), and on board vehicle data (908 and 910).