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US 2010/0138081 A1Published application
Methods and Systems for Controlling Vehicles
OwnerAngelo Doukas, Nick Fondasinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of controlling a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: Providing a transmitter arranged to transmit in the microwave frequency range; providing a receiving means on the vehicle, receiving the signal, and calculating the azimuth of the transmitter with respect to the vehicle. The vehicle is controlled based on the calculated azimuth.
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A system for controlling a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a transmitter coupled to a target object and arranged to transmit both a microwave signal and movement data representative of a movement of the object;
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- a receiving module coupled to the vehicle and arranged to receive both the microwave signal and movement data, the receiving module comprising:
- a first receiving arrangement which is arranged to utilise the microwave signal to determine an azimuth of the transmitter module with respect to the vehicle and output a first control signal for controlling the vehicle based on the determined azimuth;
- a second receiving arrangement which is arranged to output a second control signal for controlling the vehicle based on the movement data;
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- a control module arranged to select at least one of the control signals for controlling the vehicle, based on a predetermined criterion.
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A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a transmitting module coupled to a target object and arranged to transmit both a microwave signal and movement data representative of a movement of the object;
- providing a receiving module coupled to the vehicle and arranged to receive both the microwave signal and movement data, the receiving module comprising:
- a first receiving arrangement which is arranged to utilise the microwave signal to determine an azimuth of the transmitter module relative to the vehicle and output a first control signal for controlling the vehicle based on the determined azimuth;
- a second receiving arrangement which is arranged to output a second control signal for controlling the vehicle based on the movement data;
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- selecting at least one of the control signals for controlling the vehicle based on a predetermined criterion.
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