Patent ID: 11892858
Assignee: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
identifying a degraded visual environment along a planned route of a vehicle;
changing, in response to identifying the degraded visual environment, the planned route to include a first segment along which to search for a location with an improved navigation environment;
causing the vehicle to follow the first segment until:
(i) identifying the improved navigation environment, or
(ii) reaching an end of the first segment without identifying the improved navigation environment;

changing the planned route to include a second segment that is determined based on whether the improved navigation environment has been identified; and
causing the vehicle to follow the second segment.