公开(公告)号：US20220212681A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17553662

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Anthony William TOD ,  David Andrew BROWN ,  Guillaume AUTRAN ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Bryan WEBB ,  Matthew Allen RENDALL

IPC: B60W50/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a fleet of self-driving vehicles are disclosed. The system comprises one or more self-driving vehicles having at least one sensor for collecting current state information, a fleet-management system, and computer-readable media for storing reference data. The method comprises autonomously navigating a self-driving vehicle in an environment, collecting current state information using the vehicle's sensor, comparing the current state information with the reference data, identifying outlier data in the current state information, and generating an alert based on the outlier data. A notification based on the alert may be sent to one or more monitoring devices according to the type and severity of the outlier.

公开(公告)号：US11256270B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16268555

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Smriti Chopra ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  Pavel Bovbel ,  Andrei Petru Ionescu ,  Jason Mercer

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G07C5/00 ,  H04W4/46 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing inter-vehicle communication are disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a fleet management system, operating data from one or more self-driving vehicles via a communication network, and operating the fleet management system to determine a characteristic of a set of vehicles of one or more self-driving vehicles satisfies at least one communication condition. In response to determining the set of vehicles satisfies the at least one communication condition, the fleet management system can operate to select a stored data portion from a manager storage unit based at least on the characteristic of the set of vehicles; and transmit the data portion to the set of vehicles via the communication network. A method of providing inter-vehicle communication between one or more self-driving vehicles is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11235778B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16253308

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Anthony William Tod ,  David Andrew Brown ,  Guillaume Autran ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Bryan Webb ,  Matthew Allen Rendall

IPC: B60W50/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a fleet of self-driving vehicles are disclosed. The system comprises one or more self-driving vehicles having at least one sensor for collecting current state information, a fleet-management system, and computer-readable media for storing reference data. The method comprises autonomously navigating a self-driving vehicle in an environment, collecting current state information using the vehicle's sensor, comparing the current state information with the reference data, identifying outlier data in the current state information, and generating an alert based on the outlier data. A notification based on the alert may be sent to one or more monitoring devices according to the type and severity of the outlier.

公开(公告)号：US11200760B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16253305

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： David Andrew Brown ,  Anthony William Tod ,  Guillaume Autran ,  Roydyn Clayton ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring a fleet of self-driving vehicles are disclosed. The system comprises one or more self-driving vehicles, non-transitory computer-readable media in communication with the vehicles, a fleet-management system in communication with the media and vehicles, and a server in communication with the media. The fleet-management system is configured to store vehicle status records comprising a vehicle status pertaining to each of the one or more vehicles, and a timestamp in a vehicle status log on the media. The server has a processor that is configured to generate a fleet-performance report based on the vehicle status log.

公开(公告)号：US20210382500A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17325298

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Simon Drexler ,  Roydyn Clayton ,  Shahab Kaynama

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  B66F9/075

Abstract: There is provided a driver-support system for use with a human-operated material-transport vehicle, and methods for using the same. The system has at least one sensor, a human-vehicle interface, and a transceiver for communicating with a fleet-management system. The system also has a processor that is configured to provide a mapping application and a localization application based on information received from the sensor. The mapping application and localization application may be provided in a single localization-and-mapping (“SLAM”) application, which may obtain input from the sensor, for example, when the sensor is an optical sensor such as a LiDAR or video camera.

公开(公告)号：US20210279670A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17212922

申请日：2021-03-25

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Simon DREXLER ,  Roydyn CLAYTON ,  Sam Adrian JENKINS ,  Pavel BOVBEL ,  Yvan Geoffrey RODRIGUES

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous lineside delivery to an assembly-line using a self-driving vehicle are disclosed, comprising receiving a part-supply schedule having a part identifier identifying a part to be supplied, an assembly-line location to be supplied with the part, and a delivery time for supplying the part to the assembly-line location. A mission is generated based on the schedule, and sent to a self-driving vehicle. The self-driving vehicle executes the mission such that the part is supplied to the assembly-line location in accordance with the part-supply schedule.

公开(公告)号：US20210141392A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17153133

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Andrew DOBSON ,  Nir RIKOVITCH ,  William John Alexander TORRENS ,  Roydyn CLAYTON

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Systems and methods for flexible conveyance in an assembly-line or manufacturing process are disclosed. A fleet of self-driving vehicles and a fleet-management system can be used to convey workpieces through a sequence of workstations at which operations are performed in order to produce a finished assembly. An assembly can be transported to a first workstation using a self-driving vehicle, where an operation is performed on the assembly. Subsequently, the assembly can be transported to a second workstation using the self-driving vehicle. The operation can be performed on the assembly while it is being conveyed by the self-driving vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10955845B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16290380

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Alex Bencz ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  James Servos

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66F9/06

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for handling operational constraints for unmanned vehicles. The system includes: a plurality of mobile unmanned vehicles for deployment in an environment; a computing device connected to the plurality of unmanned vehicles via a network, the computing device storing, in a memory, a plurality of operational constraints; each operational constraint including (i) a type identifier, (ii) an indication of a region of the environment, and (iii) a property defining a constraint on the operation of the unmanned vehicles within the region. The computing device is configured to: receive a request from one of the mobile unmanned vehicles, the request identifying an operational constraint; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve an operational constraint from the memory based on the request; and send the retrieved operational constraint to the one of the mobile unmanned vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20210081886A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US17105816

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Simon Drexler ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous provision replenishment are disclosed. Parts used in a manufacturing process are stored in an intermediate stock queue. When the parts are consumed by the manufacturing process and the number of parts in the queue falls below a threshold, a provision-replenishment signal is generated. One or more self-driving material-transport vehicles, a fleet-management system, and a provision-notification device.

公开(公告)号：US10885495B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US15936874

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Simon Drexler ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous provision replenishment are disclosed. Parts used in a manufacturing process are stored in an intermediate stock queue. When the parts are consumed by the manufacturing process and the number of parts in the queue falls below a threshold, a provision-replenishment signal is generated. One or more self-driving material-transport vehicles, a fleet-management system, and a provision-notification device.