| US 7,574,290 B2 | ||
| Method and system for implementing automatic vehicle control with parameter-driven disengagement | ||
| Mark Gibson, Portland, Oreg. (US); Charles Manning, Whitecliffs (New Zealand); and Arthur F. Lange, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/738. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0116798 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01C 22/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—26 [701/50; 701/213; 180/401; 180/403; 177/2] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A system for implementing automatic vehicle control, said system comprising:
a position determining component configured for determining the geographic position of said vehicle;
a steering component configured for controlling the steering mechanism of said vehicle; and
a control component coupled with said position determining component and with said steering component, said control component
configured to automatically determine whether it is coupled with either of an electric steering component and a hydraulic
steering component and is further configured for generating a course correction in response to receiving position data from
said position determining component and for suspending the generation of said course correction in response to said receiving
an indication that a pre-defined parameter has been exceeded.
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