公开(公告)号：US12072709B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18078150

申请日：2022-12-09

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yan Ma ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: B60P1/38 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  B60P1/38 ,  G05D1/0011

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for executing tasks with unmanned vehicles is provided. The system includes an unmanned vehicle comprising: a chassis; a propulsion system configured to move the chassis; sensor(s) configured to sense features around the chassis; a memory storing feature reference data; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: receive, using the interface, a command having task data and a location associated with a given feature; control the propulsion system to move the chassis to the location; while the chassis is moving to the location, determine, using the sensor(s), that the given feature is detected based on the feature reference data; and, responsive to the given feature being detected, control the propulsion system to execute a task based on the task data.

公开(公告)号：US20240149451A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18534005

申请日：2023-12-08

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Cantor ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Roydyn Clayton ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues ,  Anthony William Tod ,  Bryce William Vondervoort

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/1666 ,  B25J5/007 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/31007 ,  G05B2219/40298 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for process tending with a robot arm are presented. The system comprises a robot arm and robot arm control system mounted on a self-driving vehicle, and a server in communication with the vehicle and/or robot arm control system. The vehicle has a vehicle control system for storing a map and receiving a waypoint based on a process location provided by the server. The robot arm control system stores at programs that is executable by the robot arm. The vehicle control system autonomously navigates the vehicle to the waypoint based on the map, and the robot arm control system selects a target program from the stored programs based on the process location and/or a process identifier.

公开(公告)号：US11975955B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US18296788

申请日：2023-04-06

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US11799806B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US16574530

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey

IPC: H04L51/04 ,  G01V9/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04L51/222

CPC classification number: H04L51/04 ,  G01V9/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04L51/222

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for automatic environmental data collection and analysis are provided, including a server comprising: a processor and a communication interface, the processor configured to: receive, using the communication interface, a geographic survey request from a first computing device; translate the geographic survey request into mission data for collecting geographic survey data; transmit, using the communication interface, the mission data to a second computing device associated with a geographic survey entity; receive, using the communication interface, the geographic survey data collected by the geographic survey entity using the mission data; analyze the geographic survey data to generate processed geographic survey data; and, transmit, using the communication interface, the processed geographic survey data to the first computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20230185302A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18078150

申请日：2022-12-09

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yan Ma ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B60P1/38 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  B60P1/38 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for executing tasks with unmanned vehicles is provided. The system includes an unmanned vehicle comprising: a chassis; a propulsion system configured to move the chassis; sensor(s) configured to sense features around the chassis; a memory storing feature reference data; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: receive, using the interface, a command having task data and a location associated with a given feature; control the propulsion system to move the chassis to the location; while the chassis is moving to the location, determine, using the sensor(s), that the given feature is detected based on the feature reference data; and, responsive to the given feature being detected, control the propulsion system to execute a task based on the task data.

公开(公告)号：US11649147B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17021406

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US11648953B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

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

CPC classification number: B60W50/0205 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G07C5/006 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/085 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  G05D2201/0213

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：US20230001921A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17840915

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Lord ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Peiyi Chen ,  Michael Irvine ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/105 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for self-driving collision prevention are presented. The system comprises a self-driving vehicle safety system, having one or more sensors in communication with a control system. The control system is configured determine safety fields and instruct the sensors to scan a region corresponding to the safety fields. The control system determines exclusion regions, and omits the exclusion regions from the safety field. The safety system may also include capability reduction parameters that can be used to constrain the drive system of the vehicle, for example, by restricting turning radius and speed in accordance with the safety fields.

公开(公告)号：US11518029B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16561519

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Cantor ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Roydyn Clayton ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues ,  Anthony William Tod ,  Bryce William Vondervoort

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for process tending with a robot arm are presented. The system comprises a robot arm and robot arm control system mounted on a self-driving vehicle, and a server in communication with the vehicle and/or robot arm control system. The vehicle has a vehicle control system for storing a map and receiving a waypoint based on a process location provided by the server. The robot arm control system stores at programs that is executable by the robot arm. The vehicle control system autonomously navigates the vehicle to the waypoint based on the map, and the robot arm control system selects a target program from the stored programs based on the process location and/or a process identifier.

公开(公告)号：US11460863B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17065152

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60L58/12

Abstract: A system for controlling a fleet of unmanned vehicles includes a plurality of unmanned vehicles connected to a computing device. The computing device stores a dynamic attribute and a static attribute respective to each of the plurality of unmanned vehicles. The computing device is configured to: receive a task request including (i) an item identifier of an item, (ii) an action type defining an action to be performed respective to the item, and (iii) a location identifier of a location at which to perform the action; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve the stored dynamic attributes and static attributes; based on a comparison of the task request with the dynamic attributes and the static attributes, select one of the plurality of unmanned vehicles; and transmit, via the network, a command to the selected unmanned vehicle to perform the action respective to the item at the location.