Automated return of teleoperated vehicles
US11880204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/23297
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes obtaining, from an operator of a robot, a return execution lease associated with one or more commands for controlling the robot that is scheduled within a sequence of execution leases. The robot is configured to execute commands associated with a current execution lease that is an earliest execution lease in the sequence of execution leases that is not expired. The method includes obtaining an execution lease expiration trigger triggering expiration of the current execution lease. After obtaining the trigger, the method includes determining that the return execution lease is a next current execution lease in the sequence. While the return execution lease is the current execution lease, the method includes executing the one or more commands for controlling the robot associated with the return execution lease which cause the robot to navigate to a return location remote from a current location of the robot.
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