Moog Inc.
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE MADE THEREWITH

Abstract:

An autonomous agricultural vehicle including a wheel-set operably connected with a power source, a processing unit having a memory unit, and a controller operable to receive and transmit signals to the processing unit, wherein the controller is operable to control the wheel-set. The autonomous agricultural vehicle further including a wireless communication system electrically connected with the processing unit, a global positioning satellite receiver electrically connected with the processing unit, a first perception sensor electrically connected with the processing unit, wherein the first perception sensor is operable to detect environmental features, and a second perception sensor electrically connected with the processing unit, wherein the second perception sensor is operable to detect a feature of a tree. Wherein the processing unit is operable to navigate an environment utilizing signals from the global positioning satellite receiver, and wherein the processing unit is operable to navigate the environment utilizing signals from the first and second perception sensors in a GPS denied environment.