Patent ID: 8346443
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling the operation of a vehicle, the system comprising: a boundary definer for establishing a boundary of a work area; a location-determining receiver for determining an observed position and velocity of the vehicle in the work area; an estimator for estimating a first duration from an observed time when the vehicle will intercept the boundary based on the determined position and velocity of the vehicle; an alert generator for generating an alert during a second duration from the observed time, the second duration less than or approximately equal to the first duration; and an operator interface for allowing an operator to enter a command to control a path of the vehicle at the boundary during a control time window, where the duration of the control time window is commensurate with the velocity, acceleration and proximity or position of the vehicle with respect to a nearest boundary of the work area.