SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY TETHERING ONE OR MORE MACHINES

摘要

A system and method provides a wireless tether device for configuration with a first machine participating as a member of a tethered group of machines moving direction. Components within the wireless communication device are utilized to maintain a preset distance between the first machine and a second machine in the tethered group of machines. When the preset distance is not maintained, the system and method instruct the first machine to return to the tethered group of machines.

主权项

1. A wireless tether device for configuration with a first machine participating as a member of a tethered group of machines moving in a direction, comprising:
a wireless communication device capable of (a) receiving a tether signal originating at a second wireless tethering device configured with a second machine participating as another member of the tethered group of machines and (b) determining a distance between the first and second machines based on the tether signal; data processor circuitry; and non-transient memory storing:
a tether data structure including a preset distance value indicative of a distance to he maintained between the first and the second machines and distance data indicative of the determined distance; andtether instructions executable by the data processing circuitry to process the preset distance value and the distance data to instruct the first machine to maintain the distance between the first tether device and the second tether device.