Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous ganged vehicles
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Application No.: US15708686Application Date: 2017-09-19
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Publication No.: US10254766B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Donald R. High , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Nicholas Ray Antel , John J. O'Brien , Todd D. Mattingly , Nathan G. Jones
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G05D1/00 ; B64C1/20

Abstract:
Some embodiments include systems, methods, and apparatuses capable of determining a leader of a group of autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of autonomous vehicles comprises two or more autonomous vehicles each having a communication device and in communication with one another, each of the two or more autonomous vehicles configured to travel as a group, receive and transport goods, communicate with others of the two or more autonomous vehicles in the group, and conduct a negotiation to establish at least one leader, wherein any one of the two or more autonomous vehicles can become the at least one leader.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180129223A1 AUTONOMOUS GANGED VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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