CA2960803C - Systems and methods for controlling the transportation of vehicles - Google Patents

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CA2960803C
CA2960803C CA2960803A CA2960803A CA2960803C CA 2960803 C CA2960803 C CA 2960803C CA 2960803 A CA2960803 A CA 2960803A CA 2960803 A CA2960803 A CA 2960803A CA 2960803 C CA2960803 C CA 2960803C
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Michael R. Kiddoo
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/0011—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement
    • G05D1/0027—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0287—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles involving a plurality of land vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling
    • G05D1/0291—Fleet control
    • G05D1/0297—Fleet control by controlling means in a control room
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/20—Control system inputs
    • G05D1/22—Command input arrangements
    • G05D1/221—Remote-control arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G25/00—Autocar-like self-drivers; Runways therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/60—Intended control result
    • G05D1/69—Coordinated control of the position or course of two or more vehicles
    • G05D1/692—Coordinated control of the position or course of two or more vehicles involving a plurality of disparate vehicles

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PCT/US2015/047018 WO2016039989A1 (en) 2014-09-10 2015-08-26 Systems and methods for controlling the transportation of vehicles

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KR (1) KR102307794B1 (https=)
CN (1) CN107148600B (https=)
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ES (1) ES2725950T3 (https=)
RU (1) RU2699952C2 (https=)
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US10162350B2 (en) 2018-12-25
ES2725950T3 (es) 2019-09-30
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JP2017527386A (ja) 2017-09-21
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EP3191906B1 (en) 2019-02-27
RU2017111818A (ru) 2018-10-10
RU2699952C2 (ru) 2019-09-11
CN107148600A (zh) 2017-09-08
JP7125445B2 (ja) 2022-08-24
JP2020114446A (ja) 2020-07-30
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CN107148600B (zh) 2020-04-21
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