公开(公告)号：US20200331384A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16870151

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/00 ,  B60K1/00

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US09663025B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US15259712

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/02 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50

CPC classification number: B60Q1/26 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/085 ,  B60Q1/1407 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q2400/50 ,  B60Y2200/40 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  H05B37/00

Abstract: A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; at the processor, determining whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data; at the processor, selecting one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition.

公开(公告)号：US10259382B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15584096

申请日：2017-05-02

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  H05B37/00

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US10682948B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16299882

申请日：2019-03-12

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/00 ,  B60K1/00

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20190270402A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16299882

申请日：2019-03-12

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  H05B33/08 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  H05B37/00 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60K1/00

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US11142118B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16870151

申请日：2020-05-08

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Simon Drexler ,  Matthew Allen Rendall ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Mike Hanuschik ,  Paul Mohr

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  H05B45/10 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/165 ,  H05B47/17 ,  B60K1/00 ,  H05B47/19

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20160349754A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-01

申请号：US15166533

申请日：2016-05-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Paul Mohr ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Shahab Kaynama

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  B66F9/063 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for controlling self-driving vehicles. The system comprises: a processor, a memory storing operational constraints for a self-driving vehicle, and a communications interface. A plurality of path portions are assembled at the system to define an area in a physical space in which the self-driving vehicle is to navigate, each of the plurality of path portions associated with a respective given subset of operational constraints stored in the memory. The system provides, to the self-driving vehicle, respective given subsets of the operational constraints of the plurality of path portions that define the area, and associated positions of each of the plurality of path portions in the physical space.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于控制自行车辆的系统，方法和装置。 该系统包括：处理器，存储用于自行车辆的操作约束的存储器和通信接口。 在系统处组装多个路径部分以限定自行车辆将在其中导航的物理空间中的区域，多个路径部分中的每一个与存储在存储器中的各自给定的操作约束子集相关联。 该系统向自行车辆提供限定该区域的多个路径部分的操作约束的相应给定子集，以及物理空间中的多个路径部分中的每一个的相关位置。