Autonomous robots and methods for determining, mapping, and traversing routes for autonomous robots
US11624631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0274
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for mapping safe and traversable routes for robot vehicles comprise using a deviation to create an operating range threshold that is to be included in a stored path and used by a robot vehicle as a threshold for normal operating conditions when the robot vehicle traverses a safe and traversable route. Methods for responding to unsafe conditions detected by a robot vehicle during operations comprise executing a contingency plan when a variance exceeds an operating delta and does not exceed an intervention delta. Methods for responding to anomalous conditions encountered by a robot vehicle comprise contacting a human controller when a variance exceeds an operating delta and an intervention delta.
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