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公开(公告)号:US20190163188A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US16202385
申请日:2018-11-28
Applicant: Crown Equipment Corporation
Inventor: Daniel Douglas Walton , Aaron Louis Williams
CPC classification number: G05D1/028 , B66F9/063 , B66F9/0755 , B66F9/24 , G05D1/0055 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0261 , G05D1/0291 , G05D2201/0216 , G06K7/00 , G06K7/10009 , G06K19/0723
Abstract: A materials handling vehicle operating system is provided comprising a tag layout where a plurality of entry/exit tag sets are arranged along a travel path at different ones of the entry/exit thresholds of a restricted navigation zone. Each entry/exit tag set comprises a release tag, a restriction tag, and an indicator tag. The indicator tag is positioned between the restriction tag and the restricted navigation zone. The restriction tag is positioned between the release tag and the indicator tag. The tag reader and the reader module cooperate to compare identified tag data with stored tag data and initiate a remediation operation when an indicator tag is identified in place of a restriction tag. Tag layouts for one-way and two-way travel into and out of a restricted navigation zone are also contemplated.
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公开(公告)号:US20190092184A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US15712516
申请日:2017-09-22
Applicant: Locus Robotics Corporation
Inventor: Michael Sussman , Aron Klair Insinga
CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 , B60L53/14 , B60L53/35 , B60L53/65 , B60L58/13 , B60L2230/16 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0234 , G05D2201/0216 , H02J7/0004 , H02J7/0027 , H02J7/0044 , H02J7/0047 , H02J7/0063 , H02J7/0078 , H02J7/0085
Abstract: An electrical charging system for charging an autonomous robot powered by a re-chargeable battery and having a first charging member. The charging station includes a second charging member configured to receive the first charging member on the autonomous robot when the autonomous robot is docked with the charging station for charging the re-chargeable battery. There is a power supply configured to charge the re-chargeable battery of the robot and a sensor configured to measure an amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot. There is a processor configured to determine from the amount of charge transferred from the power supply to the robot measured by the sensor, a state of charge (SOC) of the autonomous robot. There is also a communications device configured to transmit to the robot the SOC of the robot while docked at the charging station.
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公开(公告)号:US20190001857A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-03
申请号:US16063598
申请日:2016-11-16
Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
Inventor: Josef SCHMIDT , Maja SLISKOVIC , Michael ANGST , Gero BOCKELMANN
CPC classification number: B60P1/02 , B60P3/40 , B62D12/02 , B62D61/10 , B62D63/02 , G05D1/0295 , G05D2201/0216
Abstract: In a transport system and method for operating a transport system the transport system includes a first mobile component and a second mobile component as well as a transport rack. Bearing rollers for moving the transport rack on a driving surface are disposed on the transport rack, in particular, the mobile component is drivable on the driving surface. Each mobile component has a linear axle and a control as well as wheels driven by an electric motor. The first mobile component is able to drive underneath the transport rack in a first region of the transport rack, and the second mobile component is able to drive underneath the transport rack in another, i.e. second, region of the transport rack. The transport rack is able to be raised by extending the linear axles of the mobile components, in particular is able to be raised in such a way that the bearing rollers of the transport rack lose physical contact with the driving surface. A communications channel is provided between the first and the second mobile components, the communications channel serving as a transmission channel for data of at least one master-slave control, the first mobile component acting as a master and the second mobile component acting as a slave.
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公开(公告)号:US20180357601A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-13
申请号:US16106583
申请日:2018-08-21
Applicant: Cybernet Systems Corp.
Inventor: Charles J. Jacobus , Glenn J. Beach , Steve Rowe
CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 , B66F9/063 , B66F9/0755 , B66F9/24 , G05D1/024 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/0278 , G05D2201/0216
Abstract: A system for automated inventory management and material handling removes the requirement to operate fully automatically or all-manual using conventional vertical storage and retrieval (S&R) machines. Inventory requests to place palletized material into storage at a specified lot location or retrieve palletized material from a specified lot are resolved into missions for autonomous fork trucks, equivalent mobile platforms, or manual fork truck drivers (and their equipment) that are autonomously or manually executed to effect the request. Automated trucks plan their own movements to execute the mission over the warehouse aisles or roadways sharing this space with manually driven trucks. Automated units drive to planned speed limits, manage their loads (stability control), stop, go, and merge at intersections according human driving rules, use on-board sensors to identify static and dynamic obstacles, and human traffic, and either avoid them or stop until potential collision risk is removed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180346299A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US16059431
申请日:2018-08-09
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor: Donald R. High , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Robert C. Taylor , David C. Winkle
IPC: B66F9/06 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , G05D1/02 , G05D1/00 , B60L11/18 , H04N7/18 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116
CPC classification number: B66F9/063 , A47F10/04 , A47F13/00 , A47F2010/005 , A47F2010/025 , A47L11/4011 , A47L2201/04 , B07C5/28 , B07C5/3422 , B07C2501/0045 , B07C2501/0054 , B07C2501/0063 , B60L53/36 , B60L53/63 , B60P3/06 , B60Y2410/10 , B62B5/0026 , B62B5/0069 , B62B5/0076 , B65F3/00 , B65F2210/168 , E01H5/061 , E01H5/12 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G05B19/048 , G05B19/124 , G05B2219/23363 , G05B2219/39107 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0214 , G05D1/0219 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0276 , G05D1/028 , G05D1/0289 , G05D1/0291 , G05D1/0293 , G05D1/0297 , G05D1/04 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0216 , G06F3/017 , G06F16/90335 , G06F21/606 , G06K7/10297 , G06K7/10821 , G06K7/1413 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/00624 , G06K9/00671 , G06K9/00711 , G06K9/00771 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/00805 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/3208 , G06K9/6256 , G06K9/78 , G06K2009/00738 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/0631 , G06Q10/06311 , G06Q10/06315 , G06Q10/083 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/1095 , G06Q10/30 , G06Q20/12 , G06Q30/016 , G06Q30/0281 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q30/0605 , G06Q30/0613 , G06Q30/0617 , G06Q30/0619 , G06Q30/0631 , G06Q30/0633 , G06Q30/0635 , G06Q30/0639 , G06Q30/0641 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q50/30 , G06T7/593 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10028 , G08G1/20 , G10L13/043 , G10L15/22 , G10L17/22 , G10L2015/223 , H02J7/0027 , H02J2007/0096 , H04B1/38 , H04B10/116 , H04L63/06 , H04L63/08 , H04L63/0846 , H04L67/12 , H04L67/141 , H04L67/143 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/18 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185 , H04N13/282 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/021 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/043 , H04W4/30 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/80 , Y02W30/82 , Y02W30/827 , Y02W90/20 , Y04S10/54 , Y10S901/01
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided, some apparatuses comprise: a location controller separate from a motorized transport unit, comprising: a transceiver configured to receive communications from the motorized transport unit; a control circuit; a memory storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to perform the steps of: obtain, from the communications, a unique light source identifier of a light source detected by the motorized transport unit, and relative distance information determined by the motorized transport unit through an optical measurement; process the at least one unique light source identifier and the relative distance information relative to a mapping of the shopping facility; and determine, in response to the processing, a location of the motorized transport unit within the shopping facility as a function of the at least one unique light source identifier and the relative distance information.
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公开(公告)号:US20180339890A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-29
申请号:US15603320
申请日:2017-05-23
Applicant: BALDOMAR SYSTEMS LLC
Inventor: Zachary Perlstein
CPC classification number: B66F3/46 , B66F7/20 , B66F7/28 , G05D1/0297 , G05D2201/0216
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for methods and systems for automating the operation of vehicle lifts in the servicing of automotive vehicles. The lifts may be motorized mobile column lifts and/or fixed lifts, including two-post lifts with swing-arms and a variety of drive-on lifts. Motorized mobile lifts have a motorized transport mechanism. A guidance system first assigns available motorized mobile lifts to the axled wheels of a vehicle and then directs their transport mechanism for transporting them to their engagement locations. It also guides the engagement of both the motorized mobile lifts and the fixed lifts in the service center. A number of technologies may be used for this purpose, including sensors onboard the vehicles and/or the lifts and/or the service center. A computer vision pipeline may also be utilized to assist in the process. Machine learning may also be employed. Techniques are also extended to autonomous vehicles as well as interfacing with fleet management software.
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公开(公告)号:US20180335786A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-22
申请号:US15552158
申请日:2017-04-05
Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hongli Ding , Yu Gu , Yue Li , Ying Zhang , Kai Zhao , Yifei Zhang
CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 , B62B3/14 , B62B5/0033 , B62B5/0063 , B62B5/0069 , G01C21/00 , G01C21/206 , G05D2201/0216 , G06K9/00362 , G06K9/00664 , G06K9/03 , G06K9/6212 , G06T7/194 , G06T7/20 , G06T7/55 , G06T2207/10024 , G06T2207/10028 , G06T2207/20024 , G06T2207/30196
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic tracking shopping cart. The automatic tracking shopping cart comprises an automatic tracking device. The automatic tracking device is fixed to a body of the shopping cart, operative to control movement of the shopping cart for tracking a target object. The automatic tracking device comprises: an image collection unit configured to collect a color image and a depth image of a field of image; a processing unit configured to identify the target object based on the collected color image and depth image, and determine a motion parameter of the shopping cart based on a position and/or movement of the target object; and a shopping cart driving unit configured to drive the shopping cart to move based on the determined motion parameter. A method for automatically controlling movement of a shopping cart to track a target object is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20180329426A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-15
申请号:US15549332
申请日:2016-02-03
Applicant: Akash GUPTA , Grey Orange Pte, Ltd.
Inventor: Akash GUPTA , Wolfgang Kurt HOELTGEN , Samay KOHLI , Gaurav KEJRIWAL , Srijan CHOUDHARY , Tushar AGRAWAL , Swarnik Jamshedpur
IPC: G05D1/02 , G06Q10/08 , G05B19/418 , G01C21/20
CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 , G01C21/206 , G01G19/08 , G05B19/41895 , G05B2219/50393 , G05D1/0223 , G05D2201/0216 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: Described herein are an apparatus and a method for path correction of a vehicle travelling from a first marker to a second marker. The method includes the steps of: computing, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, an offset in a location of the vehicle with respect to the first marker; dividing a distance between the first maker and the second marker into a predetermined number of segments; computing a speed profile of the vehicle based on the distance between the first marker and the second marker; generating a compensation curve based on the computed offset and a plurality of interpolation points; and modifying, upon each segment being traversed by the vehicle, the speed profile of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20180321675A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-08
申请号:US16025231
申请日:2018-07-02
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Jared Russell , Geoffrey Lalonde
CPC classification number: G05D1/0027 , B65G1/0492 , G01C21/26 , G05D1/0212 , G05D1/0289 , G05D2201/0216 , G08G1/166 , G08G1/207
Abstract: Systems and methods related to roadmaps for mobile robotic devices are provided. A computing device can determine a roadmap that includes a first intersection associated with first and second edges. The computing device can determine an edge interaction region (EIR) surrounding the first intersection that includes portions of the first and second edges, where a traversal region on the first edge portion can overlap a traversal region on the second edge portion. The computing device can determine first and second sub-edges of the first edge; the first sub-edge within the EIR and the second sub-edge outside the EIR. The computing device can receive a request to determine a route, determine the route specifying travel along the first sub-edge with a first rule set and along the second sub-edge with a second rule set, and provide the route.
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公开(公告)号:US20180305123A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-25
申请号:US15956346
申请日:2018-04-18
Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.
Inventor: John G. Lert, JR. , William J. Fosnight , Devin Lert , Stephen Akiki
CPC classification number: B65G1/0492 , B65G1/1378 , B65G2201/0258 , B65G2203/041 , B65G2203/044 , B65G2209/04 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0287 , G05D2201/0216 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: A workstation is disclosed for transferring objects between containers such as product and order totes in an order fulfillment system. The workstation may include an object pick system, for example including a measuring array or a machine vision system, which directs and monitors the transfer of objects between the containers.
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