公开(公告)号：US11830058B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17561013

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: Nuro, Inc.

Inventor： David Ferguson ,  Jiajun Zhu ,  Pichayut Jirapinyo ,  Nan Ransohoff

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  B60P3/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G08G1/04 ,  B60R21/34 ,  B65G67/24 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/12 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G08G1/00 ,  H04L67/12 ,  G06N20/00 ,  B60R25/25 ,  A23L5/00 ,  A23L7/109 ,  G06F16/955 ,  A23L2/52 ,  A47J37/06 ,  A47J47/00 ,  B60H1/00 ,  B60P1/36 ,  B60P3/025 ,  B60R19/18 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/0837 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G07F17/12 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06K19/07 ,  H04W4/024 ,  H04W4/40 ,  G01C21/20 ,  B60R19/48 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  B60R21/36 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H05B6/68

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  A23L2/52 ,  A23L5/00 ,  A23L7/109 ,  A47J37/0658 ,  A47J47/00 ,  B60H1/00364 ,  B60H1/00735 ,  B60P1/36 ,  B60P3/007 ,  B60P3/0257 ,  B60R19/18 ,  B60R19/483 ,  B60R21/34 ,  B60R25/25 ,  B60R25/252 ,  B65G67/24 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/343 ,  G01C21/3438 ,  G01C21/3453 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0033 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0231 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G05D1/12 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06K7/10297 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/0723 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/0837 ,  G06Q10/08355 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q20/127 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0265 ,  G06Q30/0266 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G07F17/0057 ,  G07F17/12 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/202 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/024 ,  H04W4/40 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  B60R21/36 ,  B60R2021/346 ,  B65G2209/06 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G08G1/22 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H05B6/688

Abstract: An autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet comprising a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles for providing an assortment of items to a customer or a potential customer after such customer or potential customer summons the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles in an unstructured open or closed environment. Each autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle comprises one or more compartments configured to contain and secure the assortment of the items to be selected once the summoned autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle arrives to a customer or potential customer.

公开(公告)号：US20230359206A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18349889

申请日：2023-07-10

Applicant: Quest Integrated, LLC

Inventor： Phillip D. BONDURANT ,  Giovanni NINO

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01B5/18 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/04

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  G01B5/18 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/027 ,  G05D1/048 ,  G05D2201/0207

Abstract: Indoors positioning and navigation systems and methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a system for inspecting or maintaining a storage tank includes a vehicle having: at least one sensor for determining properties of a storage tank and a navigation system. The navigation system includes an acoustic transmitter carried by the vehicle and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor configured to at least partially determine a location of the vehicle with respect to the storage tank. The vehicle also includes a propulsion unit configured to move the vehicle within the storage tank, and an acoustic receiver fixed with respect to the storage tank. The vehicle moves inside the storage tank in concentric arcs with respect to the acoustic receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20230306735A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18204079

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: Earthsense, Inc.

Inventor： Girish Chowdhary ,  Chinmay Soman ,  Michael McGuire ,  Michael Hansen

IPC: G06V20/10 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06V10/25

CPC classification number: G06V20/188 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G06T2207/30188 ,  G06T2207/30204 ,  G06T2207/30242 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2210/12

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and system that manage agricultural analysis in dynamic environments includes detecting a location of one or more agricultural objects of interest in image data of an environment captured by a sensor device during active navigation of the environment. An orientation and position of the sensor device with respect to the image data is determined. Each of the one or more agricultural objects of interest is analyzed based on the image data, the detected location of the one or more agricultural objects of interest, and the determined orientation and position of the sensor device to determine one or more characteristics about the one or more agricultural objects of interest. At least one action is initiated based on the determined one or more characteristics about the one or more agricultural objects of interest.

公开(公告)号：US11761938B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16448328

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo ,  Douglas Forman ,  Steven Go

IPC: G01N33/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/0073 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01N27/028 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0206 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D2201/0207

Abstract: A sensor system includes an unmanned vehicle system is provided that includes a housing, and an environmental sensor system coupled to the housing, the environmental sensor system configured to detect one or more environmental conditions of an environment in operational contact with the unmanned vehicle system. The environmental sensor includes a sensing element that includes a sensing material to detect and quantify at least one analyte gas by measuring impedance of the sensing element at one or more frequencies of the different frequencies during exposure of the sensing material to the at least one analyte gas. A control unit includes one or more processors coupled with the environmental sensor and configured to receive a detector signal from the detector circuit of the environmental sensor indicative of the one or more environmental conditions, and control the movement of the unmanned vehicle system based on an operation signal of a remote device, instructions received at a vehicle controller, the detector signal, or in response to detected route conditions.

公开(公告)号：US11761160B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17321290

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC

Inventor： Donald R. High ,  Shuvro Chakrobartty ,  Robert C. Taylor

IPC: G01C22/00 ,  E01H5/06 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  B66F9/06 ,  A47F10/04 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/593 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04N13/282 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/63 ,  A47F13/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B07C5/28 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B65F3/00 ,  E01H5/12 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q10/30 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/22 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/143 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V20/40 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G06V30/224 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  B62B5/00 ,  B60P3/06 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/02 ,  A47F3/08 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06F16/903 ,  A47F10/00 ,  A47F10/02 ,  G05B19/12 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04L9/40

CPC classification number: E01H5/061 ,  A47F3/08 ,  A47F10/04 ,  A47F13/00 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  B07C5/28 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60P3/06 ,  B62B5/0026 ,  B62B5/0069 ,  B62B5/0076 ,  B65F3/00 ,  B66F9/063 ,  E01H5/12 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G01S1/7034 ,  G01S1/7038 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G05D1/0293 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/1095 ,  G06Q10/30 ,  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 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V20/40 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/647 ,  G06V30/224 ,  G08G1/20 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/22 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/0071 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/143 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N13/282 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/80 ,  A47F2010/005 ,  A47F2010/025 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B07C2501/0045 ,  B07C2501/0054 ,  B07C2501/0063 ,  B60Y2410/10 ,  B65F2210/168 ,  G01S2201/02 ,  G05B19/124 ,  G05B2219/23363 ,  G05B2219/39107 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06F16/90335 ,  G06F21/606 ,  G06K7/10297 ,  G06K7/10821 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06V20/44 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04L63/06 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/0846 ,  Y02W30/82 ,  Y02W90/00 ,  Y02W90/10 ,  Y04S10/50 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in monitoring product placement within a shopping facility. Some embodiments provide an apparatus configured to determine product placement conditions within a shopping facility, comprising: a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive communications; a product monitoring control circuit coupled with the transceiver; a memory coupled with the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: obtain a composite three-dimensional (3D) scan mapping corresponding to at least a select area of the shopping facility and based on a series of 3D scan data; evaluate the 3D scan mapping to identify multiple product depth distances; and identify, from the evaluation of the 3D scan mapping, when one or more of the multiple product depth distances is greater than a predefined depth distance threshold from the reference offset distance of the product support structure.

公开(公告)号：US20230236608A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18158309

申请日：2023-01-23

Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Chien Chern CHEAH ,  Muhammad ILYAS ,  Nithish MUTHUCHAMY SELVARAJ ,  Yuxin JIN ,  Xinge ZHAO ,  I-Ming CHEN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06T7/60

CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/20024 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30184

Abstract: A method of inspecting a building construction site using a mobile robotic system includes a mobile platform and a sensor system mounted on the mobile platform and configured to generate one or more types of sensor data. The method includes: receiving object identification information identifying at least one building object to be inspected by the mobile robotic system in the building construction site; obtaining a robot navigation map covering the at least one building object based on a building information model for the building construction site; and determining at least one goal point in the robot navigation map for the at least one building object, each goal point being a position in the robot navigation map for the mobile robotic system to navigate autonomously to for inspecting corresponding one or more building objects of the at least one building object. A corresponding inspection system is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230217544A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17566007

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

Inventor： Jim Song ,  Sarah Lynn O'Brien ,  Darrin Michael Lea ,  Henry Vy ,  Paulyn Ladignon Monasterio ,  Eric Steven Hill

IPC: H04W76/50 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W52/02 ,  G01S13/46 ,  H04M1/73 ,  G06F1/3212 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: H04W76/50 ,  G01S13/46 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G06F1/3212 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  H04M1/73 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W52/027 ,  H04W52/0219 ,  G01S2013/468 ,  G05D2201/0207

Abstract: In emergency or search-and-rescue operations, user devices such as phones may transmit signals that indicate people may be located nearby. The signals can be detected by one or more rover devices, which can explore dangerous terrain for indications of people to be rescued. The user devices can activate an application that conserves battery power while emitting a signal, in some cases in a round robin configuration to further conserve power. The rover devices, or other devices that make contact with the user devices, can collect and manipulate data about the user devices to aid a rescue operation.

公开(公告)号：US11650595B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16526844

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Gautham Subramanian ,  Mark William Whiting

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T17/05

CPC classification number: G05D1/024 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G01S2013/9316 ,  G05D2201/0207

Abstract: A method includes receiving a worksite plan to be executed by at least one machine at a worksite from a computing device of a supervising entity, the controller being located at a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) location with respect to the worksite. The worksite plan may include a boundary of the worksite at which the worksite plan is implemented, at least one task defining the worksite plan, and a selection of at least one machine to perform the task. The method may include receiving a validation signal from a device located at the worksite, the validation indicating that the worksite is ready for implementation of the worksite plan based on at least one parameter of worksite readiness. The method may include selecting a first mode of operation of the machine to perform the task and transmitting first instructions to the machine to perform the task based on the first mode of operation.

公开(公告)号：US11648671B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16869656

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Edward A. Bryner ,  Kevin Y. Low ,  Joshua D. Moore ,  Dillon R. Jourde ,  Edwin H. Cho ,  William J. Pridgen ,  Domenic P. Rodriguez ,  Jeffrey J. Mrkonich ,  Mark Cho ,  Francesco H. Trogu ,  Benjamin A. Guise ,  Todd Joslin ,  Logan A. MacKenzie ,  Ian Miller ,  Alexander C. Watt

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J19/00 ,  G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/30 ,  G01B17/02 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/00 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/1669 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0009 ,  B25J9/0015 ,  B25J9/102 ,  B25J9/1602 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J9/1617 ,  B25J9/1633 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J13/088 ,  B25J19/0029 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G21/002 ,  B60G21/007 ,  B62D37/04 ,  B62D57/024 ,  G01B11/0616 ,  G01B11/24 ,  G01B11/303 ,  G01B17/025 ,  G01B17/06 ,  G01B17/08 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G01M3/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N2291/0289 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D2201/0207

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking location of an inspection robot are disclosed. An example apparatus for tracking inspection data may include an inspection chassis having a plurality of inspection sensors configured to interrogate an inspection surface, a first drive module and a second drive module, both coupled to the inspection chassis. The first and second drive module may each include a passive encoder wheel and a non-contact sensor positioned in proximity to the passive encoder wheel, wherein the non-contact sensor provides a movement value corresponding to the first passive encoder wheel. An inspection position circuit may determine a relative position of the inspection chassis in response to the movement values from the first and second drive modules.

公开(公告)号：US20190235492A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16263052

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Todd Kueny ,  Justin Starr ,  Timothy Renton ,  Anthony van Iersel

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06Q50/08

CPC classification number: G05D1/0044 ,  G01N27/82 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/08 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06T2219/021

Abstract: Described is a method of providing an augmented reality (AR) scene of pipe inspection data, including: obtaining, using a processor, pipe inspection data derived from a pipe inspection robot that traverses through the interior of an underground pipe, the pipe inspection data including one or more sets of condition assessment data relating to an interior of the underground pipe; obtaining, using a processor, real-time visual image data of an above-ground surface; combining, using a processor, the pipe inspection data with the real-time visual image data in an AR scene; and displaying, using a display device, the AR scene. Other examples are described and claimed.