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Project Overview
Long Range Vehicle (Tank) Control over wiress network
Operate from anywhere in the world (Website/Android App)
Collaboration with HKUST Shared Server Customizable for new vehicle
features
PSSCs
An ability to send/receive/decode commands from a controller wirelessly
An ability to control direction/firing capability of a vehicle
An ability to autonomously avoid obstacles encountered by the tank
An ability to provide sensor feedback to a wireless controller
An ability to monitor a battery and prevent unexpected signal loss by alerting operator
Literal Infringements
Similarities Wireless Internet/Android controlled Toy Tank
with obstacle avoidance Differences
No webcam or Airsoft Cannon TankBot: $20 SUPERTANK: $600
Violates: Doctrine of equivalents
Patent: Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
Application number: 13/105,101Filing date: May 11, 2011
Infringement: Doctrine of equivalents Abstract: ‘the vehicle may use the reference
indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL’ Long Range Vehicle
Control Webcam Operation Wireless Internet
Operated Fully Autonomous
Patent: Wireless Touch-screen remote controller
US 2011/0191516 A1Filing date: Feb 4, 2010
Infringement: literal Abstract:
Communicates over wireless network Sends piloting
commands to /receive feedback from an external
source
Patent: Vehicle obstacle detecting apparatus
Patent number: 6879249Filing date: Apr 28, 2003
Infringement: Doctrine of equivalents Abstract:
Recieves sensordata from IR Rangefinders
Takes corrective measures in steering vehicle to safety
Patent: Vehicle navigation system and method thereof
Patent number: US 2008/0281508 A1Filing date: Aug 14, 2007
Infringement: Doctrine of equivalents Abstract:
Method of piloting a vehicle over a wireless network connection via a webcam