AUTONOMOUS ITEM DELIVERY
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220206488A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17561472

    申请日:2021-12-23

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 G05D1/10 G05D1/02

    摘要: An autonomous delivery vehicle (ADV) may include multiple storage compartments, and each storage compartment of the plurality of storage compartments has a respective storage space and is associated with a respective delivery location. The respective storage space of each storage compartment may store one or more items. Each storage compartment may transition from a first state to a second state, and the first state may prevent access to the storage space of the respective storage compartment and the second state may enable access to the respective storage space of the respective storage compartment. The ADV may further include a receiver configured to receive first information from a computing system remote and external to the first ADV, and the first ADV may autonomously travel to one or more locations based on the first information.

    ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF BOX-LIKE PARTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220176449A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17520565

    申请日:2021-11-05

    IPC分类号: B22F10/20 B23K20/10 B33Y10/00

    摘要: Ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) of surface members for a box-like part such as a crash structure or load-bearing structure in a vehicle is disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method for building a box-like part includes 3-D printing separately, using UAM, the one or more flat surface members in a horizontal plane relative to a print substrate. The method further includes assembling together the surface members at or proximate respective edges thereof to form the box-like part. In some embodiments, protrusions and other features are added to the surface members. In embodiments involving crash structures, trenches are machined into the inner surfaces to enable tailored deformation of the crash structure during an impact event.

    METHODS FOR PRODUCING PANELS USING 3D-PRINTED TOOLING SHELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20180229402A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-16

    申请号:US15430395

    申请日:2017-02-10

    摘要: Techniques for producing panels such as for use in a vehicle, boat, aircraft or other transport structure or mechanical structure using a 3-D-printed tooling shell are disclosed. A 3-D printer may be used to produce a tooling shell containing Invar and/or some other material for use in molding the panels. A channel may be formed in a 3-D printed tooling shell for enabling resin infusion, vacuum generation or heat transfer. Alternatively, or in addition to, one or more hollow sections may be formed within the 3-D printed tooling shell for reducing a weight of the shell. The panel may be molded using the 3-D printed tooling shell.