Patent ID: 11940280
Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. The navigation planning method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of waypoints comprise one or more of the first waypoint, the second waypoint, and the third waypoint,
wherein the first waypoint is followed by the second waypoint on the navigation route between the navigation start point and the navigation destination point;
wherein the second waypoint is followed by the third waypoint on the navigation route between the navigation start point and the navigation destination point;
wherein the first waypoint is one previously selected waypoints, the second waypoint is a candidate position for a current waypoint, and the third waypoint is a candidate position for one next waypoints; and
wherein the positional relationship between the plurality of waypoints is determined based on position information associated with the previously selected waypoints and position information associated with the potential position for the current waypoint.