公开(公告)号：US20240295886A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18258844

申请日：2020-12-28

申请人： HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD

发明人： Tsutomu Wakitani ,  Masaki Ueyama

IPC分类号： G05D1/69 ,  G05D1/224 ,  G05D1/648 ,  G05D105/20 ,  H04L9/00

CPC分类号： G05D1/69 ,  G05D1/2247 ,  G05D1/648 ,  H04L9/50 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  H04L2209/84

摘要： A robot management system includes: a first robot management unit that manages an activity of a first mobile robot taking a first area as an activity range; a second robot management unit that manages an activity of a second mobile robot taking a second area as an activity range; a wide area task accepting unit that accepts a wide area task involving movement from a first point in the first area to a second point in the second area; and a narrow area task setting unit that sets a first narrow area task including movement from the first point in the first area to a relay point in an overlap area and takeover processing to the second mobile robot at the relay point for supporting the second mobile robot to move to the second point, and a second narrow area task including the takeover processing from the first mobile robot 61 at the relay point.

公开(公告)号：US20240288882A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18586097

申请日：2024-02-23

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Hiroto MURATA ,  Kentaro Harada ,  Keigo Oishi

IPC分类号： G05D1/672 ,  G05D1/244 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D111/10 ,  G06V20/56

CPC分类号： G05D1/672 ,  G05D1/244 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2111/10

摘要： An automated carrier includes a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle towed by the towing vehicle. The towed vehicle includes a marker associated with specification information of the towed vehicle stored in a computer mounted on the towing vehicle or in an external computer communicating with the towing vehicle. The towing vehicle includes a camera and a controller. The camera acquires a marker image by capturing an area comprising the marker on the towed vehicle. The controller acquires the specification information of the towed vehicle from the computer based on the marker image, and controls a drive unit of the towing vehicle based on the acquired specification information of the towed vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240142998A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US17977800

申请日：2022-10-31

申请人： GM Cruise Holdings LLC

发明人： Burkay Donderici

IPC分类号： G05D1/69 ,  B65G67/04 ,  G05D1/646

CPC分类号： G05D1/69 ,  B65G67/04 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D2105/20

摘要： Systems and techniques are provided for management of autonomous cargo by autonomous vehicles (AVs). An example method can include determining, based on data from one or more sensors, a location for deploying a ramp that enables robots to enter the AV, the location comprising an area free of obstacles having one or more dimensions above a threshold; generating an instruction configured to trigger the AV to stop at the location; based on a determination that the AV is at the stopping position, deploying the ramp; sending, to the robots, a message instructing the robots to enter a cabin of the AV via the ramp and guiding each robot to a respective location within the cabin; and based on a determination that the AV has reached a destination of one or more robots, deploying the ramp and guiding the one or more robots to exit the cabin via the ramp.

公开(公告)号：US20240118711A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18392202

申请日：2023-12-21

申请人： HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

发明人： Jiawei HE ,  Huixiang LI

IPC分类号： G05D1/622 ,  G05D1/639 ,  G05D1/65 ,  G05D1/667

CPC分类号： G05D1/622 ,  G05D1/642 ,  G05D1/65 ,  G05D1/667 ,  G05D2105/20

摘要： This application provides an obstacle avoidance method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The obstacle avoidance method is applicable to a robot. The robot is configured to move along a track in a rack area, and the method includes: detecting whether a suspected obstacle exists in a traveling direction, where the suspected obstacle protrudes beyond an edge of a rack; determining a relative position relationship between the suspected obstacle and a target position that the robot is required to reach along a current traveling direction when the suspected obstacle exists in the traveling direction; determining that the suspected obstacle is an obstacle when the suspected obstacle is located between a current position of the robot and the target position; and replanning a traveling route to avoid the obstacle.

公开(公告)号：US20240345600A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18402308

申请日：2024-01-02

申请人： RGT Inc.

发明人： Ho Jeong JEONG

IPC分类号： G05D1/667 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/46 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D107/40

CPC分类号： G05D1/667 ,  B66B1/3461 ,  B66B1/468 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  B66B2201/4615 ,  B66B2201/4638 ,  B66B2201/4653 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2107/40

摘要： The present invention relates to a self-driving serving robot system for service calls for multi-story buildings that improves the mobility of the self-driving service robot, expands its range of movement, and provides various services to customers.

公开(公告)号：US20240338040A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18627275

申请日：2024-04-04

申请人： Sensei Ag Holdings, Inc.

发明人： W. Daniel Hillis ,  David Douglas

IPC分类号： G05D1/667 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D105/80 ,  G05D107/20

CPC分类号： G05D1/667 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01N33/0098 ,  G01J2003/283 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2105/80 ,  G05D2107/21

摘要： A sensor module having multiple sensors for collecting, analyzing, storing, and transmitting data related to environmental and plant growth data in an agricultural habitat, such as a greenhouse, is disclosed. One or more modules are placed at various locations in a greenhouse, to collect data including any of temperature, temperature gradient, humidity, light levels, light frequencies, soil moisture, soil composition, plant health, plant growth, plant quality e.g. maturity and/or fruit quantity and/or ripeness. The sensor module is adapted for robotic placement within the greenhouse, although the module ay initially be placed by hand. The module is powered by internal batteries or a large capacitor or capacitor array and is recharged by a greenhouse robot that may comprise any of a robot arm configured for movement within a greenhouse via a conveyer or track system, a wheeled robot, or a drone.

公开(公告)号：US20240281004A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18570764

申请日：2022-06-16

申请人： Vanderlande Industries B.V.

发明人： Karlijn Johanna Catharina Fransen ,  Michel Adriaan Reniers

IPC分类号： G05D1/644 ,  G05D1/667 ,  G05D1/698 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D107/70

CPC分类号： G05D1/644 ,  G05D1/667 ,  G05D1/6987 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2107/70

摘要： The present invention provides a method and system for preventing a deadlock situation in a system for transporting products. The system comprises a number of vehicles, and a central control server designed to control the vehicles, wherein the central control server comprises a digital representation of the movement area, which representation comprises a plurality of contiguous tiles. The method comprises the method steps of:—receiving an order to move a vehicle, —in response to the order, associating a vehicle with a movement path, —receiving a request from an active vehicle and/or generating for the purpose of an active vehicle a request to carry out a subsequent step of reserving at least one subsequent tile on the latter's movement path; —determining that no deadlock situation in the system arises as a result of the active vehicle carrying out the subsequent step. The determining step takes place on the basis of various parameters. The method further comprises:—at least on condition that the control server has determined that there is no deadlock situation in the system, the control server reserving the at least one subsequent tile for the active vehicle, —at least on condition that the active vehicle has received confirmation of acceptance, moving the active vehicle along its movement path so that the subsequent at least one tile is occupied, —the central control server lifting the reservation once a vehicle has completely left a tile reserved for that vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240199333A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18591223

申请日：2024-02-29

申请人： Photoneo s. r. o.

发明人： Jan Zizka ,  Tomas Kovacovsky ,  Michal Maly

IPC分类号： B65G1/137 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J15/06 ,  G05D1/246 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D1/69 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D107/70 ,  G06V10/82

CPC分类号： B65G1/1373 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J15/065 ,  G05D1/246 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D1/69 ,  G06V10/82 ,  B65G2203/041 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2107/70

摘要： A method for fulfillment of an order includes receiving, at a master server, a specification of the order including a set of items. The master server selects a runner apparatus and transmits a first command to that apparatus to retrieve a first box for presentation to a picker apparatus, where the first box has an item for fulfillment of the order. The runner apparatus retrieves the first box and presents it to the picker apparatus by moving near the picker apparatus, where the picker apparatus includes a base portion that is immovable, and holding the box for access by the picker apparatus. The master server instructs the picker apparatus to sort that item from the first box to a destination box. The picker apparatus picks the item out of the box via a robot arm of the picker apparatus, and moves it to the destination box.

公开(公告)号：US20240174445A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18525029

申请日：2023-11-30

申请人： Dematic Corp.

发明人： Eric A. Gatchalian

IPC分类号： B65G1/137 ,  G05D1/698 ,  G05D105/20 ,  G05D107/70

CPC分类号： B65G1/1373 ,  G05D1/6983 ,  G05D2105/20 ,  G05D2107/70

摘要： A method and system are provided for task allocation for a material handling system with autonomous mobile robots (AMR) operating within a material handling facility. The AMRs are configured to self-select tasks to perform utilizing a computer based warehouse execution system (WES) utilizing a pending workflow list of tasks to be performed within the material handling facility. The AMRs include onboard computers for communicating with the WES and to self-select tasks from the pending workflow list. The AMR may be directed to a prioritized task or task queue, and the WES may lock an AMR to a task or task queue until the task or tasks are performed, or until the AMR determines that the AMR should be reassigned or otherwise relieved of the task or task queue. The AMRs are thus adapted to independently self-select tasks, where the AMR and/or WES may enable the AMR to self-select tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20240111307A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18273675

申请日：2021-02-17

申请人： NEC Corporation

发明人： Taichi Kumagai

IPC分类号： G05D1/622 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D1/69

CPC分类号： G05D1/622 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D1/69 ,  G05D2105/20

摘要： A movement control system (1000) includes at least one moving body (1), a sensor (3) configured to transmit movement region information related to a movement region of the moving body, a route generating unit (440) configured to generate a route for the moving body to move through the movement region, based on the movement region information received via a network, and a moving body control unit (450) configured to control movement of the moving body, based on the route. The route generating unit is configured to generate an avoidance route for avoiding a second region including a first region representing a position of an object existing in the movement region and a surrounding region at the first region. The moving body control unit is configured to control the moving body based on the avoidance route.