公开(公告)号：US09592609B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-14

申请号：US14370372

申请日：2013-01-25

Applicant: Adept Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew LaFary ,  Matthew Vestal ,  George V. Paul

IPC: G05B19/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G06N3/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05B19/4061

CPC classification number: B25J9/1676 ,  G05B19/4061 ,  G05B2219/39082 ,  G05B2219/40202 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G06N3/008 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/46 ,  Y10S901/50

Abstract: An intelligent mobile robot having a robot base controller and an onboard navigation system that, in response to receiving a job assignment specifying a job location that is associated with one or more job operations, activates the onboard navigation system to automatically determine a path the mobile robot should use to drive to the job location, automatically determines that using an initially-selected path could cause the mobile robot to run into stationary or non-stationary obstacles, such as people or other mobile robots, in the physical environment, automatically determines a new path to avoid the stationary and non-stationary obstacles, and automatically drives the mobile robot to the job location using the new path, thereby avoiding contact or collisions with those obstacles. After the mobile robot arrives at the job location, it automatically performs said one or more job operations associated with that job location.

Abstract translation: 一种具有机器人基本控制器和机载导航系统的智能移动机器人，其响应于接收到指定与一个或多个作业操作相关联的作业位置的作业分配，激活所述车载导航系统以自动确定所述移动机器人 应该用于驾驶到作业位置，自动确定使用初始选择的路径可能导致移动机器人在物理环境中运行到静止或非静止障碍物（例如人或其他移动机器人）中，自动确定新的 避免静止和非固定障碍物的路径，并使用新路径自动将移动机器人驱动到作业位置，从而避免与这些障碍物的接触或碰撞。 在移动机器人到达作业位置之后，其自动执行与该作业位置相关联的所述一个或多个作业操作。

公开(公告)号：US20140365258A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-11

申请号：US14370383

申请日：2013-02-08

Applicant: Adept Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Vestal ,  Matthew LaFary ,  Peter Stopera

IPC: G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06Q10/063114 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0211 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: The Job Management System (JMS) of the present invention processes job requests in an automated physical environment, such as a factory, hospital, order processing facility or office building, wherein the job requests are handled by a fleet of autonomously-navigating mobile robots. The JMS includes a map defining a floor plan, a set of virtual job locations and a set of one or more virtual job operations associated with virtual job locations. The JMS automatically determines the actual locations and actual job operations for the job requests, and intelligently selects a suitable mobile robot to handle each job request based on the current status and/or the current configuration for the selected mobile robot. The JMS also sends commands to the selected mobile robot to cause the mobile robot to automatically drive the actual job location, to automatically perform the actual job operations, or both.

Abstract translation: 本发明的作业管理系统（JMS）在诸如工厂，医院，订单处理设施或办公楼的自动化物理环境中处理作业请求，其中作业请求由自动导航的移动机器人的机器人来处理。 JMS包括定义平面图的映射，一组虚拟作业位置以及与虚拟作业位置相关联的一组或多个虚拟作业操作的集合。 JMS自动确定作业请求的实际位置和实际作业操作，并根据所选移动机器人的当前状态和/或当前配置，智能地选择合适的移动机器人来处理每个作业请求。 JMS还向选定的移动机器人发送命令，使移动机器人自动驱动实际的作业位置，自动执行实际的作业操作，或两者兼而有之。

公开(公告)号：US20140350725A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-27

申请号：US14370372

申请日：2013-01-25

Applicant: Adept Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew LaFary ,  Matthew Vestal ,  George V. Paul

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G05B19/4061

CPC classification number: B25J9/1676 ,  G05B19/4061 ,  G05B2219/39082 ,  G05B2219/40202 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G06N3/008 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/46 ,  Y10S901/50

Abstract: An intelligent mobile robot having a robot base controller and an onboard navigation system that, in response to receiving a job assignment specifying a job location that is associated with one or more job operations, activates the onboard navigation system to automatically determine a path the mobile robot should use to drive to the job location, automatically determines that using an initially-selected path could cause the mobile robot to run into stationary or non-stationary obstacles, such as people or other mobile robots, in the physical environment, automatically determines a new path to avoid the stationary and non-stationary obstacles, and automatically drives the mobile robot to the job location using the new path, thereby avoiding contact or collisions with those obstacles. After the mobile robot arrives at the job location, it automatically performs said one or more job operations associated with that job location.

Abstract translation: 一种具有机器人基本控制器和机载导航系统的智能移动机器人，其响应于接收到指定与一个或多个作业操作相关联的作业位置的作业分配，激活所述车载导航系统以自动确定所述移动机器人 应该用于驾驶到作业位置，自动确定使用初始选择的路径可能导致移动机器人在物理环境中运行到静止或非静止障碍物（例如人或其他移动机器人）中，自动确定新的 避免静止和非固定障碍物的路径，并使用新路径自动将移动机器人驱动到作业位置，从而避免与这些障碍物的接触或碰撞。 在移动机器人到达作业位置之后，其自动执行与该作业位置相关联的所述一个或多个作业操作。