US 12,247,828 B1
Autonomous vehicle terrain prediction and detection
Tim Alan Matus, San Antonio, TX (US); Michael Odell Blanton, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US); Kristopher Charles Kozak, San Antonio, TX (US); and Marc Christopher Alban, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to RENU ROBOTICS CORP., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by RENU ROBOTICS CORP., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/882,303.
Application 17/882,303 is a continuation of application No. 17/402,269, filed on Aug. 13, 2021, granted, now 12,123,702.
Application 17/882,303 is a continuation of application No. 17/029,992, filed on Sep. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,944,032.
Application 17/882,303 is a continuation of application No. 16/748,465, filed on Jan. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,510,361.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,451, filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/918,161, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01B 11/245 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 11/245 (2013.01) [G01B 11/2441 (2013.01); G01D 5/35316 (2013.01); G02B 6/02076 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for an autonomous vehicle to navigate over terrain having a ground-based navigational obstacle, the system comprising at least one subsystem configured for:
detecting a navigational obstacle in the direction of travel of the autonomous vehicle by at least raising a cantilevered deck disposed forward relative to the direction of travel;
determining a navigational solution for overcoming the detected navigational obstacle; and
performing the navigational solution to traverse the navigational obstacle.