Garrett Dowd

Title: Garrett Dowd and Robotic Vehicle Collision Avoidance.

Introduction

Garrett Dowd is an inventor based in Columbus, Ohio, whose work includes a patent for collision avoidance in robotic vehicles. The invention addresses how autonomous or remotely operated robotic assets can detect nearby vehicles and respond to reduce the risk of collisions.

Latest Patents

Dowd is associated with 1 patent, titled “Collision avoidance system for autonomously or remotely operating robotic assets.” The system determines the relative position of another collision avoidance module using information from a network. When the other module is within a specified first distance, the system issues an alert. If it comes within a closer second distance, the system transmits a hard-stop signal to the robotic vehicle.

Career Highlights

Dowd is associated with Battelle Memorial Institute. His patented work combines network-based position information, alerts, and a hard-stop interface to support collision avoidance for robotic vehicles.

Collaborations

Jeffrey Keip and Noah Limes are identified as Dowd’s coworkers. The patent’s described system involves communication between collision avoidance modules and a robotic vehicle, though the supplied information does not specify individual contributions to the invention.

Conclusion

Garrett Dowd’s patent describes a layered approach to robotic vehicle safety, using proximity alerts and a hard-stop signal to help prevent collisions.