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US 2026/0077784 A1Published application
Vehicle Guidance System
AssigneeVehicle Radar Guidance, LLC
InventorRichard Anthony Bishel
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AssigneeVehicle Radar Guidance, LLC
InventorRichard Anthony Bishel
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An apparatus determines a lateral position of a land vehicle on a pathway, on a surface of which one or more microwave reflectors are distributed in a direction of travel of the vehicle. The microwave reflectors have reflectivity different from the surface of the pathway where no microwave reflectors are present. The apparatus comprises a radar sensor and a processor. The radar sensor is mounted to the vehicle and configured to transmit a radar signal having a beam pattern center aimed downward from the vehicle toward the surface of the pathway and sideways from the vehicle generally perpendicular to the direction of travel. The radar sensor is also configured to detect one or more reflections of the radar signal from the pathway. The processor is operatively connected to the radar sensor and configured to determine a lateral distance of the vehicle from at least one of the microwave reflectors.
An apparatus for determining a lateral position of a land vehicle on a pathway on which one or more microwave reflectors are distributed on a surface of the pathway in a direction of travel of the vehicle, the one or more microwave reflectors having reflectivity different from the surface of the pathway where no microwave reflectors are present, the apparatus comprising:
A method for guiding or assisting guiding a vehicle along a pathway, the method comprising:
An apparatus for guiding a land vehicle along a pathway on which one or more microwave reflectors with different reflective signals than the pathway are distributed along the pathway in a direction of vehicle travel, the apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.