Method and apparatus for vehicle control, navigation and positioning

摘要

The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for providing navigation and positioning for at least one or more slave vehicles, wherein the slave vehicles provide their own navigation based on a location of a master vehicle. The method and apparatus allow a slave vehicle to receive a location of a master vehicle and a location of the slave vehicle. Once the location of the vehicles are known, the slave vehicle determines a desired position based on the master vehicle location, determines if adjustments are needed to position the first slave vehicle at the desired position and implements the adjustments if adjustments are needed. The slave vehicle is capable of operating in one of a plurality of modes and further is capable of transitioning from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation in optimizing navigation and control.