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

Claim 15:
16. A system for controlling a vehicle in a degraded visual environment, comprising:
a vehicle comprising:
a computing device having a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause performance of functions comprising:
identifying a degraded visual environment along a planned route of the 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.