System and method for real time control of an autonomous device

US11927457B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DEKA Products Limited Parternship · US

Inventors

• Dirk A. van der Merwe · Canterbury, US
• Arunabh Mishra · Manchester, US
• Christopher C. Langenfeld · Nashua, US
• Michael J. Slate · Merrimack, US
• Christopher J. Principe
• Gregory J. Buitkus · Dracut, US
• Justin M. Whitney · Goffstown, US
• Raajitha Gummadi · Manchester, US
• Derek G. Kane · Manchester, US
• Emily A. Carrigg · Weare, US
• Patrick Steele · Bedford, US
• Benjamin Hersh · San Francisco, US
• Fnu G Siva Perumal · Manchester, US
• David Carrigg · Manchester, US
• Daniel F. Pawlowski · Raymond, US
• Yashovardhan Chaturvedi · Manchester, US
• Kartik Khanna · Manchester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V10/44
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An autonomous vehicle having sensors advantageously varied in capabilities, advantageously positioned, and advantageously impervious to environmental conditions. A system executing on the autonomous vehicle that can receive a map including, for example, substantially discontinuous surface features along with data from the sensors, create an occupancy grid based upon the map and the data, and change the configuration of the autonomous vehicle based upon the type of surface on which the autonomous vehicle navigates. The device can safely navigate surfaces and surface features, including traversing discontinuous surfaces and other obstacles.