WO2007084965A3 - Robotic vehicle controller - Google Patents

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WO2007084965A3
WO2007084965A3 PCT/US2007/060726 US2007060726W WO2007084965A3 WO 2007084965 A3 WO2007084965 A3 WO 2007084965A3 US 2007060726 W US2007060726 W US 2007060726W WO 2007084965 A3 WO2007084965 A3 WO 2007084965A3
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Larry G Durkos
Michael J Blackburn
Kyle B Ruddock
Richard S Koressel
Thomas A Mccalley
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Guide Llc I
Larry G Durkos
Michael J Blackburn
Kyle B Ruddock
Richard S Koressel
Thomas A Mccalley
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Priority to US13/567,442 priority patent/US8645016B2/en

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Abstract

A control system (131) is provided for automatically moving a machine along a desired path.
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