Patent ID: 8301326

Claim:
A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area, comprising: a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, the configuration having a relationship to the vehicle orientation; a detection device adapted for association with the target area and configured to detect the position indicator; a computation device in communication with the detection device and configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the position indicator configuration to the vehicle orientation; a transmitter in communication with the computation device and configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information; a receiver adapted for positioning on the vehicle and configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom; and a control system in communication with the receiver, the control system being configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area.