公开(公告)号：US11938932B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17840915

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Lord ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Peiyi Chen ,  Michael Irvine ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  B60W40/105 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/0953 ,  B60W40/105 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: Systems and methods for self-driving collision prevention are presented. The system comprises a self-driving vehicle safety system, having one or more sensors in communication with a control system. The control system is configured determine safety fields and instruct the sensors to scan a region corresponding to the safety fields. The control system determines exclusion regions, and omits the exclusion regions from the safety field. The safety system may also include capability reduction parameters that can be used to constrain the drive system of the vehicle, for example, by restricting turning radius and speed in accordance with the safety fields.

公开(公告)号：US11842315B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

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: G06Q10/00 ,  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：US20230382701A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18296788

申请日：2023-04-06

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US11802933B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17729026

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Anthony William Tod ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Ivor Wanders ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W4/33 ,  G01S13/87 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: G01S5/02524 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/0252 ,  G01S13/878 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W64/003 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Systems and methods for WiFi mapping an industrial facility are disclosed. The system comprises a self-driving vehicle having a WiFi transceiver. The self-driving vehicle communicates with a fleet-management using the WiFi transceiver, via a WiFi access point. The self-driving vehicle receives a mission from the fleet-management system, and moves to a destination location based on the mission, using autonomous navigation. While executing the mission, the self-driving vehicle simultaneously measures the received signal strength indication of the WiFi access point and other WiFi access points in the facility, and stores the received signal strength indication in association with the location at which the received signal strength indication was measured.

公开(公告)号：US20230311908A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18296240

申请日：2023-04-05

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

CPC classification number: B60W50/0205 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/085 ,  G07C5/006 ,  B60W2050/0215 ,  G05D2201/0213

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：US11650583B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17475684

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G05D1/02 ,  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：US11587033B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17105816

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Simon Drexler ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous provision replenishment are disclosed. Parts used in a manufacturing process are stored in an intermediate stock queue. When the parts are consumed by the manufacturing process and the number of parts in the queue falls below a threshold, a provision-replenishment signal is generated. One or more self-driving material-transport vehicles, a fleet-management system, and a provision-notification device.

公开(公告)号：US11586208B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16248944

申请日：2019-01-16

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yan Ma ,  Alex Bencz

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60P1/38

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for executing tasks with unmanned vehicles is provided. The system includes an unmanned vehicle comprising: a chassis; a propulsion system configured to move the chassis; sensor(s) configured to sense features around the chassis; a memory storing feature reference data; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: receive, using the interface, a command having task data and a location associated with a given feature; control the propulsion system to move the chassis to the location; while the chassis is moving to the location, determine, using the sensor(s), that the given feature is detected based on the feature reference data; and, responsive to the given feature being detected, control the propulsion system to execute a task based on the task data.

公开(公告)号：US20220365533A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17835420

申请日：2022-06-08

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Simon DREXLER ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01C21/32

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating robotic equipment in a controlled zone are presented. The system comprises one or more self-driving material-transport vehicles having at least one sensor, non-transitory computer-readable media, and a processor in communication with the at least one sensor and media. The media stores computer instructions that configure the processor to move the vehicle towards the controlled zone in a normal mode of operation, capture environmental data associated with the controlled zone using the at least one sensor, determine environmental-change data based on comparing the captured environmental data with known-good environmental data, and operating the vehicle in a safe mode of operation based on the environmental-change data.

公开(公告)号：US20220214698A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17574981

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Smriti Chopra ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  Pavel Bovbel ,  Andrei Petru Ionescu ,  Jason Mercer

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G07C5/00 ,  H04W4/46 ,  H04W4/44

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.