Abstract: A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object.

Abstract: A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object.

Abstract: A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object.

Abstract: A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object.

Abstract: A dual pulse width modulated driver controls the operation of a thermo-electric cooler for stabilizing the operating temperature of a laser. The pulse width modulator has complementary outputs coupled to control inputs of dual pairs of complementary polarity electronic switching elements, that are coupled in circuit between first and second power supply terminals, and a pair of output nodes. The output nodes are coupled in common through a low pass filters to drive terminals of a thermoelectric cooling element. The thermal output generated by the thermoelectric cooling element is coupled to the laser. The thermal output of the cooling element is monitored by a temperature sensing element mounted with the laser and provides an output voltage in linear proportion of its thermal input. This output voltage is fed back through a temperature control servo loop to a differential summing circuit, which is also coupled to receive a reference voltage used to control the duty cycle of the pulse width modulator.