WAYPOINT REDUCTION FOR PATH PLANNING OF MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240255966A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18565186

    申请日:2021-06-01

    IPC分类号: G05D1/693 G05D101/00

    CPC分类号: G05D1/693 G05D2101/22

    摘要: A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide for improving performance of autonomous robots through waypoint reduction for path planning. In the context of a method, the method obtains a path set comprising a plurality of paths to be traversed by a plurality of autonomous robots. The method determines a path set solution based at least on the path set. In some examples, the path set solution provides for conflict-free traversal of the plurality of paths by the plurality of autonomous robots, and determining the path set solution comprises removing at least one waypoint from the path set while ensuring that the path set solution from which the at least one waypoint has been removed provides for conflict-free traversal. In some embodiments, the method also causes transmission of the path set solution to at least one autonomous robot of the plurality of autonomous robots.

    IMPROVED ROBOTIC VEHICLE NAVIGATON SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240264598A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18598246

    申请日:2024-03-07

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 G05D1/617 G05D1/693

    摘要: System is configured to receive article information corresponding to articles to be transported by computer-controlled vehicles, the articles comprising a first article and a second article, each having a maximum article dimension. System is also configured to assign travel routes about a grid comprising grid cells for the vehicles to travel thereon. The travel route of a first vehicle carrying the first article includes a turning maneuver at a first grid cell. System is configured to control the turning maneuver of the first vehicle in the first grid cell such that there is no contact between the first article carried on the first vehicle with a second article carried on a second vehicle present in a second grid cell that is adjacent to the first grid cell when the first vehicle is undertaking the turning maneuver.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOVABLE APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240201708A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18530507

    申请日:2023-12-06

    发明人: YOSHIHISA SATO

    IPC分类号: G05D1/693 G05D1/633

    摘要: In order to determine a route for avoiding collision of a movable apparatus, a different movable apparatus as a target of collision is determined, different movable apparatus information that includes at least one of shape information, a current state, a performance, information regarding a task that is being performed of the different movable apparatus, and information regarding a route along which the different movable apparatus is moving is acquired, own movable apparatus information that is information regarding an own movable apparatus corresponding at least to the different movable apparatus information is acquired, a change rate of the route is acquired on the basis of the different movable apparatus information and the own movable apparatus information, and a moving route to be changed is determined on the basis of the change rate of the route.

    MOWER FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240201692A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18589369

    申请日:2024-02-27

    摘要: The mower fleet management device is configured to control a plurality of mowers to work in collaboration. Each of the mowers includes an on-board communication module and an on-board positioning and navigation module. The mower fleet management device includes: a map loading module configured to acquire a map of a working land parcel; a control terminal communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with the on-board communication modules to acquire status information of the mowers; and a working region assigning module configured to assign a working region to each of the mowers according to the status information and the map. The on-board positioning and navigation module of each of the mowers guides the mower to work in the corresponding working region according to the assigned working region.

    MOBILE ROBOT, MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240361782A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18687386

    申请日:2021-09-13

    申请人: NEC Corporation

    发明人: Manao MACHIDA

    IPC分类号: G05D1/693 G05D1/46 G05D107/00

    摘要: In a mobile robot, a control unit performs movement control for moving toward a target direction while remaining in a movable region representing a communicable region without a collision between an own robot and another robot. A movable region calculation unit calculates, from a state of the own robot and a state of the other robot, a first region where the own robot and the other robot do not collide, a second region where the own robot and the other robot are capable of communicating, and the movable region in which the first region and the second region overlap.