Route engineering technique
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsHossein Eslambolchi, John Sinclair Huffman
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Abstract
A mapping system (10) serves to automatically map a route (13) for a utility conveyance (12) by first establishing the starting and end points (14 and 16) between which the conveyance will run. After establishing the starting and end points, the system automatically determines whether an available right-of-way exists that encompasses the starting and endpoints. If an available right of way exists, the system maps the route along the available right-of-way. After mapping the route, the system automatically identifies any obstacles (39, 40) that lie along the route. The system may also determine whether it is possible to modify the automatically mapped route to avoid such obstacles, and if so, then re-mapping the route accordingly.
Claims14
A method for automatically routing a utility conveyance, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a starting point and end point between which the conveyance is to run;
- automatically determining if at least one of a plurality of available right-of-way exists between the starting point and end point;
- and if so, then automatically mapping a route for the conveyance between the starting point and end point along the available right-of-way;
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- automatically identifying any obstacles lying within the automatically mapped route.
A method for automatically routing a utility conveyance, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a starting point and end point between which the conveyance is to run;
- automatically determining if at least one of a plurality of available right-of-way exists between the starting point and end point;
- and if so, then automatically mapping a route for the conveyance between the starting point and end point along the available right-of-way;
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- automatically identifying any obstacles lying within the automatically mapped route;
- determining whether it is possible to modify the automatically mapped route to overcome any identified obstacle, and if so,
- modifying the automatically mapped route to avoid each obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.