公开(公告)号：WO2019118848A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：PCT/US2018/065690

申请日：2018-12-14

Applicant: WALMART APOLLO, LLC

Inventor： CANTRELL, Robert ,  BYRNE, Jeff ,  FRETHEIM, Elizabeth ,  MILLHOUSE, Andrew B. ,  HIGH, Donald Ray ,  MCHALE, Brian ,  O'BRIEN, John Jeremiah

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B65G63/00 ,  B65G65/00 ,  B65G67/00 ,  G01C21/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  B62D13/06 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/02

Abstract: An autonomous system for managing a vehicle storage area includes a control module configured to communicate, via an application program, with an autonomous yard truck. The control module instructs and facilitates the autonomous yard truck to move, dock, and/or store a trailer in the vehicle storage area. The autonomous yard truck includes a cab-less truck having a first end including a first trailer hookup and a second end including a second trailer hookup, a first set of sensors configured to position the autonomous yard truck in the vehicle storage area, a second set of sensors configured to maneuver the trailer, and a third set of sensors configured to prevent the autonomous truck from colliding with an object.