METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT SCHEDULING FOR MULTIPLE AUTOMATED NON-HOLONOMIC VEHICLES USING A COORDINATED PATH PLANNER

摘要

A system for coordinating path planning for one or more automated vehicles is described, including a central processing unit configured to query an online path planner for possible solutions for at least one executable task for each of the one or more automated vehicles, examine the results of the query, decide a coordinated path plan for each vehicle, and communicate the coordinated path plan to a traffic manager, wherein the traffic manager ensures that the one or more automated vehicles perform each executable task according to the coordinated path plan.