公开(公告)号：US10955845B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16290380

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Alex Bencz ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  James Servos

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66F9/06

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for handling operational constraints for unmanned vehicles. The system includes: a plurality of mobile unmanned vehicles for deployment in an environment; a computing device connected to the plurality of unmanned vehicles via a network, the computing device storing, in a memory, a plurality of operational constraints; each operational constraint including (i) a type identifier, (ii) an indication of a region of the environment, and (iii) a property defining a constraint on the operation of the unmanned vehicles within the region. The computing device is configured to: receive a request from one of the mobile unmanned vehicles, the request identifying an operational constraint; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve an operational constraint from the memory based on the request; and send the retrieved operational constraint to the one of the mobile unmanned vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US12122367B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17470087

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues ,  Matthew Lord ,  Ivor Wanders ,  Jason Mercer ,  James Servos ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36

CPC classification number: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G01C21/343 ,  G01C21/3667

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode.

公开(公告)号：US10990100B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16290380

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Alex Bencz ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  James Servos

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66F9/06

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for handling operational constraints for unmanned vehicles. The system includes: a plurality of mobile unmanned vehicles for deployment in an environment; a computing device connected to the plurality of unmanned vehicles via a network, the computing device storing, in a memory, a plurality of operational constraints; each operational constraint including (i) a type identifier, (ii) an indication of a region of the environment, and (iii) a property defining a constraint on the operation of the unmanned vehicles within the region. The computing device is configured to: receive a request from one of the mobile unmanned vehicles, the request identifying an operational constraint; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve an operational constraint from the memory based on the request; and send the retrieved operational constraint to the one of the mobile unmanned vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20250018938A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18898757

申请日：2024-09-27

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues ,  Matthew Lord ,  Ivor Wanders ,  Jason Mercer ,  James Servos ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode.

公开(公告)号：US20230382701A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18296788

申请日：2023-04-06

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US20210311475A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17185503

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Alex Bencz ,  Andrew Clifford Blakey ,  Shahab Kaynama ,  James Servos

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66F9/06

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for handling operational constraints for unmanned vehicles. The system includes: a plurality of mobile unmanned vehicles for deployment in an environment; a computing device connected to the plurality of unmanned vehicles via a network, the computing device storing, in a memory, a plurality of operational constraints; each operational constraint including (i) a type identifier, (ii) an indication of a region of the environment, and (iii) a property defining a constraint on the operation of the unmanned vehicles within the region. The computing device is configured to: receive a request from one of the mobile unmanned vehicles, the request identifying an operational constraint; responsive to receiving the request, retrieve an operational constraint from the memory based on the request; and send the retrieved operational constraint to the one of the mobile unmanned vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20210087031A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17021406

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US20240308504A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18678811

申请日：2024-05-30

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Yvan Geoffrey Rodrigues ,  Matthew Lord ,  Ivor Wanders ,  Jason Mercer ,  James Servos ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36

CPC classification number: B60W30/09 ,  B60W30/165 ,  G01C21/343 ,  G01C21/3667

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode.

公开(公告)号：US11975955B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US18296788

申请日：2023-04-06

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.

公开(公告)号：US11649147B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17021406

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Nolan Lunscher ,  Enrique Fernandez Perdomo ,  James Servos ,  Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/075 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06N3/08

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  G05D1/0223 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.