Robotic Vehicle

An autonomous vehicle including:

• a vehicle frame and a housing connected to said vehicle frame;
• a drive mechanism connected to said vehicle frame, said drive mechanism configured to move said autonomous vehicle, said drive mechanism including a plurality of wheels and at least one motor;
• and,
• a collision avoidance/navigation arrangement in communication with a processor system, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement including a plurality of sensors configured to detect objects about said autonomous vehicle, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement configured to send information to said processor system so that such information causes said autonomous vehicle to avoid collision or contact with said detected objects, at least two of said sensors are selected from the group consisting of an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor, camera, Bluetooth® sensor, RF-based sensor, ultrasonic sensor, WiFi sensor, LIDAR sensor, GPS sensor, LORAN sensor, mobile phone sensor, lateral sensor, gradient sensor, and GSM sensor, said plurality of sensors including first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors and a third sensor, said first ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on one side of said vehicle frame and said second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on an opposite side of said vehicle frame, said third sensor positioned on a front portion of said vehicle frame and positioned forwardly of said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors, said third sensor is a different type of sensor from said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors.

A method for controlling movement of an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing an autonomous vehicle, said autonomous vehicle including
• a vehicle frame and a housing connected to said vehicle frame;
• a drive mechanism connected to said vehicle frame, said drive mechanism configured to move said autonomous vehicle, said drive mechanism including a plurality of wheels and at least one motor;
• and,
• a collision avoidance/navigation arrangement in communication with a processor system, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement including a plurality of sensors configured to detect objects about said autonomous vehicle, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement configured to send information to said processor system so that such information causes said autonomous vehicle to avoid collision or contact with said detected objects, at least two of said sensors are selected from the group consisting of an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor, camera, Bluetooth® sensor, RF-based sensor, ultrasonic sensor, WiFi sensor, LIDAR sensor, GPS sensor, LORAN sensor, mobile phone sensor, lateral sensor, gradient sensor, and GSM sensor, said plurality of sensors including first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors and a third sensor, said first ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on one side of said vehicle frame and said second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on an opposite side of said vehicle frame, said third sensor positioned on a front portion of said vehicle frame and positioned forwardly of said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors, said third sensor is a different type of sensor from said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors;
• and,
• operating said autonomous vehicle, and wherein said autonomous vehicle is configured to avoid collision with objects by use of said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement during said operation of said autonomous vehicle.