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公开(公告)号：US20250002040A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-02
申请号：US18765732
申请日：2024-07-08
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Andrew F. Smith , Joseph A. Welsh , William N. Klarquist , Peter James , Geoffrey W. Johnson , Kayla M. Holcomb , Lawrence S. Klein , Jason L. Williams , Floyd C. Henning , Jeremy M. Nett
Abstract: This provides a system and method for handling the interchange of trailers between an over the road (OTR) truck and an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck in a facility yard includes an interchange zone (IZ) that is bounded by a predetermined boundary structure, having an OTR entry gate and an OTR exit gate on a first side and an AV entry gate and an AV exit gate on a second side. The system and method further includes a management process that selectively opens and closes each of the OTR entry gate, the OTR exit gate, the AV entry gate and the AV exit gate according to a predetermined set of rules.
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公开(公告)号：US11927676B2
公开(公告)日：2024-03-12
申请号：US17848188
申请日：2022-06-23
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan Record , Robert Grabbe , Lawrence Klein , Floyd Henning
IPC: G01S17/931 , B60R1/00
CPC classification number: G01S17/931 , B60R1/003 , B60R2300/105
Abstract: Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to. An optical encoder is positioned beneath a fifth-wheel of a tractor to couples with a kingpin of the trailer when the trailer is hitched to the tractor. The optical coupler has a rotating shaft that may include pins that physically interact with the kingpin and/or may include a magnet that magnetically attaches to the kingpin. A clearance and cleaning block may be positioned on the spring plate to interact with a bottom surface of a kingpin of the trailer during hitching of the trailer to the tractor. A LIDAR attached to the tractor may detect a front end of the trailer to determine the trailer angle relative to the tractor.
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3.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20230418289A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-28
申请号：US18244657
申请日：2023-09-11
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Andrew F. Smith , Lawrence S. Klein , Stephen A. Langenderfer , Martin E. Sotola , Vikas Bahl , Mark H. Rosenblum , Peter James , Dale Dee Rowley , Matthew S. Johannes , Gary Michael Seminara , Jeremy M. Nett
IPC: G05D1/00 , E05C17/02 , E05B81/54 , G05D1/02 , B60D1/62 , B60L58/12 , B60L53/36 , B62D53/08 , B60R25/25 , B60R25/23 , B60R25/102 , B60R25/04 , B25J9/16 , B60D1/26 , B60D1/64 , B62D13/06 , B62D15/02 , B62D33/02 , B65G69/00 , B60D1/01 , B60R1/00 , B62D53/12
CPC classification number: G05D1/0061 , E05C17/02 , E05B81/54 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0276 , B60D1/62 , B60L58/12 , B60L53/36 , B62D53/0821 , B60R25/25 , B60R25/23 , B60R25/102 , B60R25/04 , B25J9/1679 , B60D1/26 , B60D1/64 , G05D1/0231 , B62D13/06 , B62D15/0285 , B62D33/0222 , B65G69/005 , G05D1/0225 , B60D1/015 , B60R1/003 , B62D53/12 , E05Y2900/516 , E05Y2900/531 , B60L2200/36 , B62D63/08
Abstract: A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain/objects and assist in automatically connecting/disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches/opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and/or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors/safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US11707955B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-25
申请号：US17009620
申请日：2020-09-01
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Andrew F. Smith , Lawrence S. Klein , Stephen A. Langenderfer , Martin E. Sotola , Vikas Bahl , Mark H. Rosenblum , Peter James , Dale Rowley , Matthew S. Johannes , Gary Seminara , Jeremy M. Nett , Christopher T. Bate , Michael Patrick Cutter
CPC classification number: B60D1/64 , B25J9/163 , B25J9/1669 , B25J9/1697
Abstract: A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain/objects and assist in automatically connecting/disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches/opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and/or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors/safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20240210168A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-27
申请号：US18601449
申请日：2024-03-11
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan Record , Robert Grabbe , Lawrence Klein , Floyd Henning
CPC classification number: G01B11/26 , G01D5/264 , B60W60/00 , B60W2300/145 , B62D53/0842
Abstract: Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to. An encoder is positioned beneath a fifth-wheel of a tractor to couples with a kingpin of the trailer when the trailer is hitched to the tractor. The coupler has a rotating shaft that may include pins that physically interact with the kingpin and/or may include a magnet that magnetically attaches to the kingpin. A clearance and cleaning block may be positioned on the spring plate to interact with a bottom surface of a kingpin of the trailer during hitching of the trailer to the tractor. A LIDAR attached to the tractor may detect a front end of the trailer to determine the trailer angle relative to the tractor.
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公开(公告)号：US11994857B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-28
申请号：US16282290
申请日：2019-02-21
Applicant: OUTRIDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Andrew F. Smith , Lawrence S. Klein , Stephen A. Langenderfer , Martin E. Sotola , Vikas Bahl , Mark H. Rosenblum , Peter James , Dale Rowley , Matthew S. Johannes , Gary Seminara , Jeremy M. Nett
IPC: B62D13/06 , B25J9/16 , B60D1/01 , B60D1/26 , B60D1/62 , B60D1/64 , B60L53/36 , B60L58/12 , B60R1/00 , B60R25/04 , B60R25/102 , B60R25/23 , B60R25/25 , B62D15/02 , B62D33/02 , B62D53/08 , B62D53/12 , B65G69/00 , E05B81/54 , E05C17/02 , G05D1/00 , B62D63/08
CPC classification number: G05D1/0061 , B25J9/1679 , B60D1/015 , B60D1/26 , B60D1/62 , B60D1/64 , B60L53/36 , B60L58/12 , B60R1/003 , B60R25/04 , B60R25/102 , B60R25/23 , B60R25/25 , B62D13/06 , B62D15/0285 , B62D33/0222 , B62D53/0821 , B62D53/12 , B65G69/005 , E05B81/54 , E05C17/02 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0231 , G05D1/0276 , B60L2200/36 , B62D63/08 , E05Y2900/516 , E05Y2900/531
Abstract: A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain/objects and assist in automatically connecting/disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches/opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and/or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors/safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US11975737B1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-07
申请号：US17511087
申请日：2021-10-26
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gary Michael Seminara , James Christopher McKenna , Michael Patrick Cutter , Jonathan Record , Dale Dee Rowley , Keith Massie , Alexander Fink , Critt Coburn , Gary Mckinney , Lawrence S. Klein
IPC: B60W60/00
CPC classification number: B60W60/001 , B60W2300/12 , B60W2420/42 , B60W2420/52
Abstract: This provides locations for mounting controllers and processing components that effectively employ the roof within a frame covered by a cowling so as to avoid exposure to weather and the environment. The roof is also employed to provide a sensor bar that extends across the vehicle width for a distance that does not interfere with normal vehicle function or generate potential overhangs, which can inadvertently engage objects or vehicles. The bar is sufficient in size and shape so as to allow mounting of a plurality of types of sensors on its top surface and/or recessed within front or rear edges. Such sensors can include visual light cameras for machine vison processes and/or LIDAR of various types and cooperage areas/fields of view—some of which can be recessed within a hollow region of the bar. Additional sensors can be mounted on the truck cab and/or chassis, including visual-light cameras and radars.
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公开(公告)号：US11858491B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-02
申请号：US16667830
申请日：2019-10-29
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Peter James , Gary Seminara , Lawrence S. Klein
CPC classification number: B60T8/92 , B60T8/1701 , B60T8/342 , B60W60/0059 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/021
Abstract: A system and method for allowing failover between an autonomously controlled braking system and a human controlled braking system in a truck having pneumatic brake lines is provided. A cab-mounted brake actuator is arranged to be handled by the human operator and is arranged to selectively deliver pressurized air to truck brakes and a trailer brake air supply. A controller performs autonomous braking operations in response to control inputs and senses when a human operator is handling the actuator. A plurality of valves, interconnected between a pressurized air source on the truck, the actuator, the truck brakes and the trailer brake air supply, are responsive to the controller, and are arranged to override selective delivery of pressurized air to the truck brakes of the truck and the trailer brake air supply in response to the autonomous braking operations in favor of selective delivery of pressurized air via the actuator.
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公开(公告)号：US11787486B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-17
申请号：US17848152
申请日：2022-06-23
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Tessa Ronan , Vittorio Ziparo , Lawrence Klein , Ky Woodard
CPC classification number: B62D49/007 , B62D53/0821 , B62D53/12
Abstract: A method detects and prevents stall of a drive motor of an autonomous electric tractor. A stall detector receives, at intervals, a motor current value from a drive circuit of the autonomous electric tractor, determines when the motor current value reaches or exceeds a first current threshold and applies brakes, inhibits a throttle controlling the drive motor, and sets a motor stall flag. A method determines a height above the ground of a landing gear of a trailer coupled with a tractor. A lift detector controls a hydraulic pump to pump a hydraulic fluid into a chamber of a piston coupled to a fifth wheel of the tractor to raise the fifth wheel. The lift detector senses, at intervals as the fifth wheel rises, a pressure value of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber and processes the pressure value to determine when the landing gear is lifted off the ground.
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公开(公告)号：US20220413157A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-29
申请号：US17848188
申请日：2022-06-23
Applicant: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan Record , Robert Grabbe , Lawrence Klein , Floyd Henning
IPC: G01S17/931 , B60R1/00
Abstract: Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to. An optical encoder is positioned beneath a fifth-wheel of a tractor to couples with a kingpin of the trailer when the trailer is hitched to the tractor. The optical coupler has a rotating shaft that may include pins that physically interact with the kingpin and/or may include a magnet that magnetically attaches to the kingpin. A clearance and cleaning block may be positioned on the spring plate to interact with a bottom surface of a kingpin of the trailer during hitching of the trailer to the tractor. A LIDAR attached to the tractor may detect a front end of the trailer to determine the trailer angle relative to the tractor.
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