Coordinated operation of autonomous robots
US11092973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0217
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Coordinated operation of two or more autonomous robots is based on a clustered partitioning of a collective set of operations and/or tasks that the robots perform simultaneously. The clustered partitioning may include generating a set of clusters with each cluster of the set of clusters allocating a different subset of the collective set of operations and/or tasks to a different robot such that the set of clusters results in a least amount of cumulative distance that the robots traverse in performing each operation and/or task of the collective set, and a maximum amount of distance separating the robots when performing each operation and/or task. Each cluster may be assigned to a different robot with the collective set of assigned clusters causing the robots to operate and move in a coordinated efficient and nonconflicting manner.
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