PATH PLANNER AND METHOD FOR PLANNING A CONTOUR PATH OF A VEHICLE

摘要

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a path planner (10) (in FIG. 2) and method for planning a path of a vehicle defines a reference row having a reference contour in a work area. A representation of the defined reference row is established. The defined reference row comprises a curved component, a generally linear component, or both. A generator (32) (in FIG. 2) generates one or more contour rows with a tracking contour that tracks or mirrors the reference contour based on a vehicular width and a radius difference parameter associated with the curved component. The contour rows are generated by a translation technique for the generally linear component and a radius modification technique for the curved component.