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公开(公告)号:US20240293938A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18177954
申请日:2023-03-03
发明人: Jon Zimmerman , Hussein Chami , Brian McIntyre , Francis Maslar , Raj Sohmshetty , Yifan Chen , Smruti Panigrahi
CPC分类号: B25J9/1697 , B25J9/1687 , B25J15/0066 , B25J15/0253 , B60L53/16 , B60L53/35 , G06V20/50
摘要: A tool for a robotic arm is configured to move an electric charger to an electric vehicle. The tool includes a base configured to be secured to the robotic arm, a vision sensor disposed on the base, a hook including a proximal end fixed to the base, a distal end having an arcuate shape, and a void defined between the proximal end and the distal end, and a gripper extending below the base. The gripper includes a track, two opposing fingers configured to move along the track, and an actuator configured to retract the two opposing fingers along the track.
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公开(公告)号:US20240034117A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US17815837
申请日:2022-07-28
发明人: Smruti Panigrahi , Kurt Lundeen , Sanghyun Hong , Yifan Chen
IPC分类号: B60G17/016 , B60K1/00 , B60P1/36 , B62D21/14 , B62D57/024
CPC分类号: B60G17/016 , B60K1/00 , B60P1/36 , B62D21/14 , B62D57/024
摘要: The disclosure generally pertains to a robotic vehicle. An example robotic vehicle has a base platform that includes at least a chassis, an actuator, a sensor, and a controller. The chassis includes a first wheel that is attached to a first section of the chassis and further includes a second wheel attached to a second section of the chassis. The actuator has a proximal end attached to the first section of the chassis and a distal end attached to the second section of the chassis. The sensor is configured to obtain information associated with a stair structure located on a traversal path of the robotic vehicle. The controller evaluates the information obtained by the sensor and operates the actuator to vary a separation distance between the first section of the chassis and the second section of the chassis so as to enable the robotic vehicle to traverse the stair structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11560079B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US17172534
申请日:2021-02-10
摘要: Systems and methods for delivering a package to a curbside receptacle are provided. A delivery window of a vehicle may be aligned with a curbside receptacle. A carousel within the vehicle may be moved, e.g., rotated, within the vehicle to align a target compartment with the delivery window. A conveyor arm slidably coupled to the delivery window is then extended and aligned with the target compartment, and a target package within the target compartment is ejected from the target compartment onto the conveyor arm, e.g., via a plunger mechanism. The conveyor arm then transfers the target package to curbside receptacle.
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公开(公告)号:US20240294087A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18177984
申请日:2023-03-03
发明人: Raj Sohmshetty , Yifan Chen , Smruti Panigrahi , Hussein Chami
CPC分类号: B60L53/65 , B60L53/35 , G08G1/141 , G08G1/148 , B60L2240/62
摘要: A method includes obtaining parking lot data associated with the parking lot, where the parking lot data indicates an availability of a plurality of parking spaces of the parking lot and obtaining vehicle data associated with the plurality of vehicles, where the vehicle data includes one or more physical characteristics of each of the plurality of vehicles, one or more electrical charging characteristics of each of the plurality of vehicles, or a combination thereof. The method includes dynamically defining one or more parking characteristics of the parking lot based on the vehicle data and the parking lot data and controlling a movement of the plurality of vehicles via the exit lane, the entry lane, and the one or more charging lanes based on the vehicle data and the one or more parking characteristics of the parking lot.
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公开(公告)号:US11951627B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US17540946
申请日:2021-12-02
发明人: Sanghyun Hong , Yifan Chen , Raj Sohmshetty , Smruti Panigrahi
CPC分类号: B25J9/1664 , B25J9/08 , B25J9/1045 , B25J9/162 , B25J9/1638 , B25J9/1651 , B25J11/008
摘要: A distributed control system for an autonomous modular robot (AMR) vehicle includes a top module processor disposed in communication with a lower module processor, and memory for storing executable instructions of the top module processor and the lower module processor. The instructions are executable to cause the top module processor and the lower module processor to navigate a bottom module, via the bottom module processor, the AMR vehicle to a target destination. The instructions are further executable to determine, via the bottom module processor, that the AMR vehicle is localized at a target destination, transmit a request for a cargo unloading instruction set, and receive, via a top module processor, a response to a cargo unloading instruction set sent from the bottom module processor. The instructions further cause the top module processor to unload the cargo to a target destination surface via an unloading mechanism associated with the top module.
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公开(公告)号:US11676429B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US16559909
申请日:2019-09-04
发明人: Smruti Panigrahi , Devon Eyerman , Colm Boran , Dexin Wang
CPC分类号: G07C5/0841 , G05D1/0055 , G06N3/08 , H04L12/40 , H04L2012/40215 , H04L2012/40273
摘要: A computer can be programmed to determine that an impact to a wheel of a vehicle exceeds an impact severity threshold and transmit a message describing the impact via a vehicle communications network. An electronic controller can be programmed to make an adjustment to monitoring the component based on receiving the message in the electronic controller.
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公开(公告)号:US20220297939A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17207369
申请日:2021-03-19
摘要: Disclosed is an end-to-end delivery system that uses standard containers designed for autonomous vehicle (AV) goods delivery, a purpose-built AV cargo management system, a purpose-built robot to load and unload packages, and software to coordinate the various tasks involved. The standard containers may include a hardware locking interface for locking to a carrying robot. The cargo management system may include a programmable conveyor system installed on each floor of a multi-floor cargo space within the AV. For example, the floor may include a roller surface to allow omnidirectional routing of packages. An elevator shaft may be used for receiving and off-loading containers. The software may identify a target container anywhere within the multi-floor cargo space, and determine how to rearrange the containers within a grid in the AV so that the target container may be moved to the elevator shaft for unloading.
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公开(公告)号:US20210065482A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-04
申请号:US16559909
申请日:2019-09-04
发明人: Smruti Panigrahi , Devon Eyerman , Colm Boran , Dexin Wang
摘要: A computer can be programmed to determine that an impact to a wheel of a vehicle exceeds an impact severity threshold and transmit a message describing the impact via a vehicle communications network. An electronic controller can be programmed to make an adjustment to monitoring the component based on receiving the message in the electronic controller.
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公开(公告)号:US11609583B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-21
申请号:US17066943
申请日:2020-10-09
IPC分类号: G05D1/12 , G06T7/11 , G06T7/136 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , B60Q1/02 , G01C21/20 , G06K9/00 , G06V20/10 , G06V20/56
摘要: A nighttime delivery system is configured to provide delivery of packages during night hours, in low or no-light conditions using a multi-mode autonomous and remotely controllable delivery robot. The system involves the use of a baseline lighting system onboard the robot chassis, with variable light intensity from single flash and floodlighting, to thermal imaging using infrared cameras. The lighting system changes according to various environmental factors, and may utilize multi-mode lighting techniques to capture single-shot images with a flash light source to aid in the robot's perception when the vehicle is unable to navigate using infrared (IR) images.
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公开(公告)号:US20220250527A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-11
申请号:US17172534
申请日:2021-02-10
摘要: Systems and methods for delivering a package to a curbside receptacle are provided. A delivery window of a vehicle may be aligned with a curbside receptacle. A carousel within the vehicle may be moved. e.g., rotated, within the vehicle to align a target compartment with the delivery window. A conveyor arm slidably coupled to the delivery window is then extended and aligned with the target compartment, and a target package within the target compartment is ejected from the target compartment onto the conveyor arm, e.g., via a plunger mechanism. The conveyor arm then transfers the target package to curbside receptacle.
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