公开(公告)号：US20160349749A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-01

申请号：US15167002

申请日：2016-05-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Alex BENCZ ,  Andrew Clifford BLAKEY ,  Shahab KAYNAMA ,  James SERVOS

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

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 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.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于处理无人驾驶车辆的操作限制的系统，方法和装置。 该系统包括：用于在环境中部署的多个移动无人车; 经由网络连接到所述多个无人车辆的计算设备，所述计算设备在存储器中存储多个操作约束; 每个操作约束包括（i）类型标识符，（ii）环境区域的指示，以及（iii）定义对该区域内的无人驾驶车辆的操作的约束的属性。 所述计算设备被配置为：从所述移动无人车辆之一接收请求，所述请求标识操作约束; 响应于接收到所述请求，基于所述请求从所述存储器检索操作约束; 并将检索到的操作约束发送到移动无人车中的一个。

公开(公告)号：US20250123636A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18989167

申请日：2024-12-20

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Matthew Allen RENDALL ,  Simon DREXLER ,  Roydyn CLAYTON ,  Shahab KAYNAMA

IPC: G05D1/693 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/223 ,  G05D1/247

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：US20180186391A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15906654

申请日：2018-02-27

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Alex BENCZ ,  Yan MA ,  Michael IRVINE ,  Shahab KAYNAMA ,  James SERVOS ,  Peiyi CHEN

IPC: B61L3/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B61L15/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance with a self-driving vehicle are provided. The system comprises a processor connected to the self-driving vehicle and a sensor in communication with the processor. The sensor is configured to detect objects. The processor is configured to receive a measurement of the self-driving vehicle's speed, and define a sensor region based on the speed. The processor can determine that an object detected by the sensor is within the sensor region, and then initiate a fail-safe routine. The sensor region may be defined based on a range parameter. The sensor region may be defined based on the stopping distance of the vehicle. The sensor region may be redefined when the vehicle's speed changes.

公开(公告)号：US20190243384A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

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 ,  H04W4/46 ,  G07C5/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0293 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  G07C5/008 ,  H04W4/46

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：US20170197643A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15164280

申请日：2016-05-25

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Alex BENCZ ,  Yan MA ,  Michael IRVINE ,  Shahab KAYNAMA ,  James SERVOS ,  Peiyi CHEN

IPC: B61L3/00 ,  B61L15/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B61L3/006 ,  B61L3/008 ,  B61L15/0072 ,  G05D1/0066 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D2201/0212

Abstract: A system for path control for a mobile unmanned vehicle in an environment is provided. The system includes: a sensor connected to the mobile unmanned vehicle; the mobile unmanned vehicle configured to initiate a first fail-safe routine responsive to detection of an object in a first sensor region adjacent to the sensor; and a processor connected to the mobile unmanned vehicle. The processor is configured to: generate a current path based on a map of the environment; based on the current path, issue velocity commands to cause the mobile unmanned vehicle to execute the current path; responsive to detection of an obstacle in a second sensor region, initiate a second fail-safe routine in the mobile unmanned vehicle to avoid entry of the obstacle into the first sensor region and initiation of the first fail-safe routine.