- Patent Title: Autonomous truck loading for mining and construction applications
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Application No.: US16676544Application Date: 2019-11-07
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Publication No.: US11656626B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Alberto Daniel Lacaze , Karl Nicholas Murphy
- Applicant: Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MD Clarksburg
- Assignee: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
- Current Assignee: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Clarksburg
- Agency: RowanTree Law Group, PLLC
- Agent Frederick F. Rosenberger
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B66F9/06 ; B66F9/075 ; B60W60/00 ; E21F5/02 ; E02F9/26
Abstract:
The present invention encodes this knowledge into a database of preferred loading conditions and creates a set of automated maneuvers that accomplish the loading actions. The invention assumes that the truck has a drive-by-wire kit and that it is capable of moving under computer control. This invention provides a set of tools that allows for the automation of the loading process. The invention is relevant to situations where the truck is autonomous and the excavator is not, or when both are automated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200180924A1 Autonomous Truck Loading for Mining and Construction Applications Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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