Self-calibrating multi-sensor cargo handling system and method

US11203431B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GOODRICH CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Zamira A. Daw Perez · Albany, US
• Alessandro Pinto · Kensington, US
• Richa Varma · Emeryville, US
• Binu M. Nair · San Mateo, US
• Xiaobin Zhang · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 21, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 12, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V20/90
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An autonomous cargo handling system having a sensor self-calibration system may comprise a sensing agent configured to monitor a sensing zone, and a system controller in electronic communication with the first sensing agent. The system controller may be configured to receive structural cargo deck data from the first sensing agent, generate a real-time cargo deck model, identify a cargo deck component in the real-time cargo deck model, and determine a position of the sensing agent relative to the cargo deck component.