The present application provides a system for controlling a plurality of autonomous vehicles on a mine site, the system comprising: - a centralized platform configured to store an inventory list of vehicles travelling on the mine site and configured to determine and communicate missions to the vehicles; - a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the autonomous vehicles comprising: -an interface configured to communicate with the centralized platform for receiving a predetermined mission, - a trajectory control system configured to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle according to the predetermined mission, - a detection system configured to detect other vehicles by evaluating sensor information received from at least one sensor of the vehicle, - a collision prediction system configured to predict collisions with the other vehicles detected by the detection system; - a V2V communication interface for directly communicating with a V2V communication interface of at least one of the other vehicles on the mine site for exchanging information between the vehicles.


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    Title :

    A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON A MINE SITE


    Additional title:

    SYSTEME DE COMMANDE D`UNE PLURALITE DE VEHICULES AUTONOMES SUR UN SITE MINIER


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-01-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / E21F Sicherheitsvorrichtungen, Förderung, Auffüllen oder Bergversatz, Rettungswesen, Bewetterung oder Entwässerung in oder von Gruben oder Tunnels , SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINAGE IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS



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