公开(公告)号：US20230331299A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18340729

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Liquid Robotics, Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company

Inventor： Christopher David Cencula

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01C21/36

CPC classification number: B62D15/024 ,  B60W60/0025 ,  B60W60/0011 ,  G01C21/3605 ,  B62D15/025

Abstract: Navigation of a solar vehicle is provided by obtaining a target geographic destination for the vehicle having one or more photovoltaic solar arrays; obtaining configuration data defining a target solar vector relative to a reference frame of the vehicle; identifying a current geographic positioning of the vehicle via a geo-positioning system of the vehicle, including a current geographic location and a current geographic orientation of the vehicle; identifying a current solar vector relative to the reference frame of the vehicle; and during at least a portion of a solar day, outputting a steering command for the vehicle for an indirect path from the current geographic location toward the target geographic destination that is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the current solar vector to the target solar vector. The steering command can be presented to a human operator or programmatically implemented by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11731698B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US16849844

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Liquid Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher David Cencula

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  G01C21/36 ,  B60W60/00

CPC classification number: B62D15/024 ,  B60W60/0011 ,  B60W60/0025 ,  B62D15/025 ,  G01C21/3605

Abstract: Navigation of a solar vehicle is provided by obtaining a target geographic destination for the vehicle having one or more photovoltaic solar arrays; obtaining configuration data defining a target solar vector relative to a reference frame of the vehicle; identifying a current geographic positioning of the vehicle via a geo-positioning system of the vehicle, including a current geographic location and a current geographic orientation of the vehicle; identifying a current solar vector relative to the reference frame of the vehicle; and during at least a portion of a solar day, outputting a steering command for the vehicle for an indirect path from the current geographic location toward the target geographic destination that is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the current solar vector to the target solar vector. The steering command can be presented to a human operator or programmatically implemented by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US12280822B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US18340729

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Liquid Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher David Cencula

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: Navigation of a solar vehicle is provided by obtaining a target geographic destination for the vehicle having one or more photovoltaic solar arrays; obtaining configuration data defining a target solar vector relative to a reference frame of the vehicle; identifying a current geographic positioning of the vehicle via a geo-positioning system of the vehicle, including a current geographic location and a current geographic orientation of the vehicle; identifying a current solar vector relative to the reference frame of the vehicle; and during at least a portion of a solar day, outputting a steering command for the vehicle for an indirect path from the current geographic location toward the target geographic destination that is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the current solar vector to the target solar vector. The steering command can be presented to a human operator or programmatically implemented by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20210323605A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US16849844

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Liquid Robotics, Inc. a subsidiary of the Boeing Company

Inventor： Christopher David Cencula

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: Navigation of a solar vehicle is provided by obtaining a target geographic destination for the vehicle having one or more photovoltaic solar arrays; obtaining configuration data defining a target solar vector relative to a reference frame of the vehicle; identifying a current geographic positioning of the vehicle via a geo-positioning system of the vehicle, including a current geographic location and a current geographic orientation of the vehicle; identifying a current solar vector relative to the reference frame of the vehicle; and during at least a portion of a solar day, outputting a steering command for the vehicle for an indirect path from the current geographic location toward the target geographic destination that is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the current solar vector to the target solar vector. The steering command can be presented to a human operator or programmatically implemented by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.