Autonomous control of heavy equipment and vehicles using task hierarchies
US11713059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N20/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates techniques for autonomously controlling heavy equipment and vehicles using task hierarchies. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to obtaining a task to be performed by an autonomous vehicle, determining subtasks to be performed to perform the task, obtaining sensor data providing a representation of operation of the autonomous vehicle in a worksite environment and situational context of the worksite environment, determining a task context for a subtask based on the sensor data, identifying a predictive model from a library of predictive models based on the task context, estimating, by the predictive model, a set of output data based on sensor data, and controlling operations of the autonomous vehicle in the worksite environment to perform the subtask using a set of input data derived from the sensor data and the set of output data.
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