FAULT TOLERANT SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL HARDWARE
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2023049015A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:PCT/US2022/043650

    申请日:2022-09-15

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Fault tolerance for an automation controller for a machine is provided. A first portion of phases of the automation controller may be processed with fail operational protection, in which a failure of one of the computers used for the first portion still permits full operational functionality in the machine. The remaining portion of the phases are processed with fail degraded protection, in which a failure of a computer used for the remaining portion permits continued operation but with one or more constraints, as compared to the fail operational portions.

    AUTOMATION CONTROL USING STOP TRAJECTORIES
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022155220A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:PCT/US2022/012144

    申请日:2022-01-12

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: In an embodiment, an automation controller periodically generates stop trajectories and controls actuators to follow the stop trajectories. As long as new stop trajectories continue to be generated, the automation controller may follow a destination trajectory that is formed from the first portion of each stop trajectory. If stop trajectories are not generated for a period of time (e.g., due to failure in one or more computers generating the stop trajectories), the automation controller may continue to follow the most recent stop trajectory and bring the mobile machine to a stop.

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