Payload transporting autonomous vehicle for unstructured human collaborative environments

    公开(公告)号:US12122652B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17036716

    申请日:2020-09-29

    IPC分类号: B66F9/065 B66F9/06

    CPC分类号: B66F9/065 B66F9/063

    摘要: Described are automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that can autonomously engage and transport a payload carrier in a human collaborative materials handling facility environment. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be deployed in various materials handling facilities (e.g., a sortation facility, a cross dock center, a fulfillment center, a warehouse, a delivery center, etc.) to facilitate efficient and automated transport of a payload carrier, such as a cart, alongside human workers in unstructured, collaborative environments. Further, the exemplary autonomous vehicle of the present disclosure can engage payload carriers (e.g., carts, etc.) in various configurations and orientations to facilitate multiple modes of transport.

    TRANSPORT VEHICLE, CONNECTING PART, DISTANCE SPECIFYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240327183A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18450387

    申请日:2023-08-15

    发明人: Tetsuro Yoshida

    IPC分类号: B66F9/075 B66F9/06

    CPC分类号: B66F9/0755 B66F9/063

    摘要: A transport vehicle is provided, which is capable of adjusting a cargo loading position afterward even if a mobile shelf, a truck, or the like deviates from a predetermined position. The transport vehicle 1 includes: forks 16; a point group acquisition unit 22 that acquires a point group PG by horizontally irradiating a laser; and a distance specifying unit that specifies a distance in a left-right direction between the cargo loaded on the forks 16 and an object adjacent to a cargo loading position based on the acquired point group PG. The point group acquisition unit 22 is arranged at a position to be capable of irradiating the cargo loaded on the forks 16 and the cargo loading position with a laser.

    Autonomous robotic cargo system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12098062B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US16930073

    申请日:2020-07-15

    摘要: The present disclosure is an autonomous robotic cargo system for moving and accurately positioning cargo inside an aircraft or at any other designated location in an austere environment. The system has a chassis coupled to one or more tracks for moving the chassis from a first location to a second location. The chassis is also coupled to one or more forks for loading cargo and unloading the cargo. In addition, the chassis has a laser scanner positioned on the chassis to capture data indicative of the chassis' environment. The system further has a control processor that pre-generates a preliminary pathway for the chassis to travel from the first location to the second location based upon laser scanner data received from the laser scanner. The control processor also controls the one or more forks to pick up cargo and controls the one or more tracks to move the cargo from the first location to the second location.

    FORCE IMPULSE TO MEASURE LOAD STABILITY
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240217796A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18147043

    申请日:2022-12-28

    IPC分类号: B66F9/24 B66F9/06

    CPC分类号: B66F9/24 B66F9/063

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for automated analysis of a load of a robotic vehicle. In one embodiment, a method (e.g., a computer-implemented method) includes lifting a load via a lifting mechanism of a robotic vehicle and applying a first pulse of force to the load. The method further includes obtaining, from one or more sensors, first sensor data related to movement of the load responsive to the first pulse of force applied to the load and determining one or more parameters related to the load based on the first sensor data. The method further includes performing one or more actions based on the one or more parameters related to the load. In this manner, the load is analyzed in an automated manner and appropriate action(s) (e.g., not moving the load because it is unstable, restricting acceleration/deceleration of the robotic vehicle while moving the load, etc.) can be taken.

    VEHICLE WITH SAFETY SENSOR SYSTEM AND SAFETY METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240208470A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18038942

    申请日:2022-01-14

    摘要: The invention relates to a vehicle (5) for moving on a surface (25), said vehicle having a safety sensor system for detecting objects or persons within a monitoring space (50) or an environment of the vehicle (5), said safety sensor system being configured to interact with a vehicle controller (30, 40) and to influence a movement of the vehicle (5) via said vehicle controller. The safety sensor system comprises a tactile sensor system (10) having at least one first sensor (11), and a proximity sensor system (20) having at least one second sensor (21), wherein the first sensor (11) and the second sensor (21) are each based on an optical measurement principle. The tactile sensor system (10) or at least one sensor (11) of the tactile sensor system (10) is arranged at a height below the proximity sensor system (20) or of at least one sensor (21) of the proximity sensor system (20), in relation to the surface (25). The invention also relates to a safety method in which, when the vehicle (5) approaches an object or a person and the object or the person enters a predefined safety region or monitoring space (50) of the vehicle (5), the vehicle (5) is first automatically braked as the result of a signal from the proximity sensor system (20), and, in the event of a subsequent potential collision with the object or the person, the vehicle (5) is automatically stopped as the result of a signal from the tactile sensor system (10).