Patent ID: 8718860
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B66F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a navigation system; and a vehicle that comprises a memory component that stores a program that, when executed by a processor of the vehicle, causes the vehicle to perform at least the following: receive an indication for automatic control of the vehicle; receive a route for the vehicle to reach a destination for completing a work order from the navigation system; determine a vehicle limit, wherein the vehicle limit is based on a current state of the vehicle; communicate the vehicle limit from a vehicle control module (VCM) to a navigation control module (NCM), wherein the NCM facilitates automatic control of the vehicle to prevent the NCM from sending a vehicle command to the VCM that violates the vehicle limit; determine, via the NCM, an automatic command to reach the destination, wherein the determination is made based on the received route to the destination and the vehicle limit; and send the automatic command to a motor of the vehicle.