公开(公告)号：US20230324906A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18296279

申请日：2023-04-05

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04N5/272

CPC classification number: G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0231 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  H04N5/272 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: A system for remote viewing and control of self-driving vehicles includes: an execution subsystem for deployment at an execution location containing a self-driving vehicle. The execution subsystem includes: a capture assembly to capture multimedia data depicting the execution location, and a server to receive the multimedia data and transmit the multimedia data for presentation at an operator location remote from the execution location. The server relays operational commands and operational status data between the self-driving vehicle and the operator location. The system includes an operator subsystem for deployment at the operator location, including: a display assembly, and a computing device to: (a) establish a connection with the server; (b) receive the multimedia data from the server and control the display assembly to present the multimedia data; and (c) receive control commands and transmit the control commands to the server for execution by the self-driving vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170232885A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

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 ,  B60Q1/02 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60K1/00

CPC classification number: B60Q1/26 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/085 ,  B60Q1/1407 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q2400/50 ,  B60Y2200/40 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  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：US20240054434A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18455243

申请日：2023-08-24

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Simon Drexler ,  Roydyn Clayton ,  Sam Adrian Jenkins ,  Pavel Bovbel ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues

IPC: G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0631

CPC classification number: G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/06313

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：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：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：US20190250603A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16044598

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Anthony William TOD ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a self-driving vehicle are presented. The system comprises a camera, a processor, a communications transceiver, a computer-readable medium, and a display device. The processor can be configured to receive an image of a self-driving vehicle from the camera, and vehicle information from the self-driving vehicle. A graphic comprising the image of the self-driving vehicle and a visual representation of the vehicle information is then displayed on the display device. The vehicle information may comprise any or all of vehicle-status information, vehicle-mission information, vehicle-metric information, and vehicle-environment information.

公开(公告)号：US20190225233A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16253308

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

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

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

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：US20190186923A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16185077

申请日：2018-11-09

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： James Dustin SERVOS ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/206 ,  G01C25/00 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G06K9/00664

Abstract: Systems and methods for updating an electronic map of a facility are disclosed. The electronic map includes a set of map nodes. Each map node has a stored image data associated with a position within the facility. The method includes collecting image data at a current position of a self-driving material-transport vehicle; searching the electronic map for at least one of a map node associated with the current position and one or more neighboring map nodes within a neighbor threshold to the current position; comparing the collected image data with the stored image data of the at least one of the map node and the one or more neighboring map nodes to determine a dissimilarity level. The electronic map may be updated based at least on the collected image data and the dissimilarity level. The image data represents one or more features observable from the current position.

公开(公告)号：US20180292818A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16011760

申请日：2018-06-19

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Kareem SHEHATA ,  Prasenjit MUKHERJEE ,  Anthony TOD ,  Teyvonia THOMAS ,  Yan MA

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods of unmanned vehicles having self-calibrating sensors and actuators are provided. The unmanned vehicle comprises a communication interface and a processor for controlling a propulsion system of the vehicle and receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle. The processor is configured to operate in a guided calibration mode by controlling the propulsion system according to commands received from an external guided control system, while processing the sensor data to determine a degree of certainty on a calibration the sensor data and a position of the vehicle. The processor determines that the degree of certainty is above a threshold value associated with safe operation of the propulsion system in an autonomous calibration mode, and subsequently switch operation of the propulsion system to the autonomous calibration mode based on the determination that the degree of certainty is above the threshold value.