公开(公告)号：US11001446B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

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 ,  G05B19/418

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：US11422569B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

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.