公开(公告)号：US20190062057A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16118594

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Daniel CANTOR ,  David William BERGSMA ,  Kenneth James SHERK ,  Matthew Kingston BEDARD ,  Matthew Allen RENDALL ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for providing smart pick-up and drop-off are presented. The apparatus comprises at least one vertical support member and at least one storage shelf supported by the at least one vertical support member. A payload transfer surface, supported by the vertical support members, is located below the lowest storage shelf. The payload transfer surface has an access channel so that a self-driving material-transport vehicle equipped with a lift appliance can pick up or drop off a payload on the payload transfer surface. A sensor associated with the payload transfer surface senses the presence or absence of a payload on the payload transfer surface, and sends a signal to a fleet-management system in communication with the self-driving material-transport vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230124091A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17979597

申请日：2022-11-02

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：US20190064845A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16118590

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Utsav PARDASANI ,  Daniel CANTOR ,  David William BERGSMA ,  Kenneth James SHERK ,  Matthew Kingston BEDARD ,  Matthew Allen RENDALL ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a mission for a self-driving material-transport vehicle are presented. The system comprises at least one self-driving material-transport vehicle, at least one programmable logic controller, at least one field instrument, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with at least one processor. An application signal is received from the programmable logic controller based on an activation signal from the field instrument. A mission is generated by the application signal and a mission template, and the mission is transmitted to the self-driving material-transport vehicle. In some cases, the application signal may be based on OPC-UA, and the mission and/or mission template may be based on a REST protocol.