CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); B60W 2420/62 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle within an indoor facility, comprising:
sending, via a processing device, a signal to at least two of a plurality of location indicators from an autonomous vehicle in motion and transporting equipment or passengers during a traversal of a first predetermined pathway;
receiving signals from the at least two location indicators;
determining a first location of the autonomous vehicle within an indoor facility based on the received signals; and
comparing the determined first location to a corresponding pre-determined first location;
in response to the determined first location being different than the pre-determined first location, adjusting a direction of the autonomous vehicle along the first predetermined pathway within the indoor facility; and
during a traversal of a second predetermined pathway, using the first determined location of the first predetermined pathway to determine a second determined location of the second predetermined pathway.
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