Patent ID: 9329596
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing vehicle control commands for an autonomous drill, comprising: receiving data relating to a plurality of proposed drill locations; generating a simulated vehicle path based on the received data relating to the proposed drill locations; determining a simulated vehicle orientation in relation to an axis of the autonomous drill at a plurality of points along the simulated vehicle path; presenting the simulated vehicle orientation in a user-discernable form by at least: receiving a user verification of the simulated vehicle orientation for the at least one point on the simulated vehicle path; producing vehicle control commands from the user-verified simulated vehicle path and the user-verified simulated vehicle orientation for the autonomous drill to avoid a previously-drilled hole location; and applying the produced vehicle control commands to the autonomous drill to cause the autonomous drill to follow the user-verified simulated vehicle path and achieve the user-verified simulated vehicle orientation.