Planning system for autonomous operation

US9805316B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The University of Sydney · AU

Inventors

• Eric Nettleton · Hawker, AU
• Ross Hennessy · Gosford, AU
• Hugh Durrant-Whyte · Sydney, AU
• Ali Haydar Göktogan · Chatswood, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/45004
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A planning system (201) for scheduling the operation of autonomous entities within a defined geographical region. The planning system operates at a region plan level (301) for strategic planning across the geographical region, at an operation plan level (302) for operations to be performed by autonomous entities in localized zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries, and at a task plan level (303) in which processing is undertaken in respect of specific tasks to be performed by the autonomous entities, in undertaking the operations.