公开(公告)号：US20240139968A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US17976410

申请日：2022-10-28

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Melonee Wise ,  Peter Arandorenko ,  Benjamin Narin ,  Achal Arvind

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J13/00

CPC classification number: B25J13/089 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J9/1676

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining a pose of a mobile computing device associated with a worker in a facility; detecting a trigger event to initiate presentation, at the mobile computing device, of visual guidance corresponding to one of a plurality of mobile robots in the facility; in response to detecting the trigger event, selecting one of the mobile robots; determining, based on the pose of the mobile computing device and a map of the facility, whether the selected one of the mobile robots is visually obstructed from the pose of the mobile computing device; and when the selected one of the mobile robots is visually obstructed, providing visual guidance via the mobile computing device, the visual guidance indicating a current location of the selected mobile robot behind an obstruction.

公开(公告)号：US20240227187A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US17970333

申请日：2022-10-20

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Achal Arvind ,  Benjamin Narin ,  Melonee Wise ,  Derek King

IPC: B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1694

Abstract: A mobile robot includes: a chassis supporting a locomotive assembly; a sensor; a processor configured, in a guided travel mode, to: detect an external force applied to the chassis in a first direction; control the sensor to capture sensor data corresponding to a physical environment of the mobile robot; detect, based on the sensor data, an operational constraint in the physical environment; determine, based on the detected operational constraint, a feedback force in a second direction opposite the first direction; and controlling the locomotive assembly according to the feedback force.

公开(公告)号：US20240135755A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US17971345

申请日：2022-10-20

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Melonee Wise ,  Annelise Pruitt ,  Peter Arandorenko ,  Benjamin Narin ,  Aoran Jiao ,  Achal Arvind

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/085

Abstract: A method includes: maintaining data handling settings at a mobile robot; generating operational data at the mobile robot, the operational data defining a current state of the mobile robot; storing the operational data in a memory of the mobile robot; selecting, based on the data handling settings, a portion of the operational data; transmitting the selected portion of the operational data; in response to a determination that the operational data meets a condition, obtaining updated data handling settings; and selecting a subsequent portion of the operational data for transmission according to the updated data handling settings.

公开(公告)号：US20240165802A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US17990229

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Annelise Pruitt ,  Tori Fujinami ,  Agustin MacGregor Sevilla ,  Rahul Rao ,  Derek King ,  Daniel Rovner ,  Gilberto Marcon dos Santos ,  Achal Arvind ,  Melonee Wise ,  Jenna Stephanie Guergah

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1661 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  B25J9/1689

Abstract: A server for scheduling mobile robots to perform tasks includes: a memory; and a processor configured to: obtain a planning period divided into a plurality of timeslots; obtain input constraints including (i) a number of mobile robots in a robot pool, (ii) a number of docks and (iii) a target number of active robots; obtain robot parameters and generate a robot agent based on the robot parameters for each mobile robot; define a work weight and a charge weight for each timeslot; determine, by each respective robot agent, a schedule portion based on the work weights, the charge weights and the robot parameters, the schedule portion selecting, for each timeslot for the mobile robot to work or to charge; and in response to determining that a finalization condition and the input constraints are satisfied by the schedule portions, send the schedule portions to each mobile robot.

公开(公告)号：US20240131709A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US17970333

申请日：2022-10-19

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Achal Arvind ,  Benjamin Narin ,  Melonee Wise ,  Derek King

IPC: B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1694

Abstract: A mobile robot includes: a chassis supporting a locomotive assembly; a sensor; a processor configured, in a guided travel mode, to: detect an external force applied to the chassis in a first direction; control the sensor to capture sensor data corresponding to a physical environment of the mobile robot; detect, based on the sensor data, an operational constraint in the physical environment; determine, based on the detected operational constraint, a feedback force in a second direction opposite the first direction; and controlling the locomotive assembly according to the feedback force.

公开(公告)号：US20240233449A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US17971345

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Melonee Wise ,  Annelise Pruitt ,  Peter Arandorenko ,  Benjamin Narin ,  Aoran Jiao ,  Achal Arvind

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/085

Abstract: A method includes: maintaining data handling settings at a mobile robot; generating operational data at the mobile robot, the operational data defining a current state of the mobile robot; storing the operational data in a memory of the mobile robot; selecting, based on the data handling settings, a portion of the operational data; transmitting the selected portion of the operational data; in response to a determination that the operational data meets a condition, obtaining updated data handling settings; and selecting a subsequent portion of the operational data for transmission according to the updated data handling settings.

公开(公告)号：US20230236600A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17971359

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Peter Arandorenko ,  Asma Azim ,  Achal Arvind ,  Jenna Stephanie Guergah ,  Aoran Jiao

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V20/58

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V10/764

Abstract: A method includes: capturing, using a sensor of a mobile robot, sensor data representing a physical environment of the mobile robot; detecting, from the sensor data, an obstacle in the physical environment; responsive to detecting the obstacle, determining from the sensor data whether the obstacle exhibits a predetermined attribute; assigning a first operational state or a second operational state to the obstacle, according to the determination; selecting a navigational constraint based on the assigned operational state; and controlling a locomotive assembly of the mobile robot to navigate the physical environment based on the selected navigational constraint.