Nuro Corp.

Redwood Robotics Inc.

X Development LLC

James Nicholas Vines

Aaron Ladd Edsinger

Advait Jain

Stefan Nusser

Anthony Rizzi Jules

Jonathan Beck

Wei Liu

Anthony Sean Jules

Fei Zhu

Attila Kabai

Andrew Bryce Braum

Grant Yuan Emmendorfer

An An (Tom) Chu

Niels Frommann

Eric Jeffrey Wei

According to one aspect, a vehicle includes hardware systems configured to support the autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of the vehicle. Hardware systems may include a main compute, a brain stem computer (BSC), and an aggregator/compute arrangement or redundant autonomy compute. Such hardware systems may cooperate to allow the vehicle to operate autonomously, and typically provide capabilities, e.g., redundant and/or backup capabilities, configured to enable the vehicle to continue to operate in the event that a primary system is not functioning as expected. The aggregator/compute arrangement may further be comprised of two substantially identical modules or computing assemblies, each configured to process sensor data and perform backup autonomy functionalities and/or teleoperations functionalities.

Hardware systems for an autonomous vehicle

According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first system that generates heat, and a cooling arrangement. The cooling arrangement cools the first system, and includes a coolant source and a distribution arrangement. The coolant source provides a coolant in a first state that is distributed by the distribution arrangement to absorb the heat. The cooling arrangement includes a control arrangement and a heating arrangement. The control arrangement maintains the coolant in the first state at least a set point, the set point being a temperature that is above a dew point, by determining when to activate the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state and, when it is determined by the control arrangement that the heating arrangement is to be activated, activating the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state to maintain the temperature of the coolant at the set point.

Methods and apparatus for controlling the environment of electronic systems in vehicles

The present disclosure relates to image signal processor configurations. In accordance with aspects, a system includes at least one image signal processor, a first camera configured to cooperate with the image signal processor(s) to capture images of an environment around a vehicle, and a second camera configured to cooperate with the image signal processor(s) to capture images of the environment, where the second camera and the first camera are mounted to the vehicle in the same direction. The image signal processor(s) is configured to transition from capturing images of a field of view using an active image signal processor (ISP) configuration to capturing images of the field of view using a matched image signal processor (ISP) configuration which is different from the active ISP configuration. The transition includes simultaneously using the first camera and the second camera and includes simultaneously using the active ISP configuration and the matched ISP configuration.

Systems and methods for dynamically switching image signal processor configurations

An example modular reconfigurable workcell for quick connection of peripherals is described. In one example, a modular reconfigurable workcell comprises modular docking bays on a surface of the workcell that support attachment of docking modules in a fixed geometric configuration, and respective modular docking bays include electrical connections for a variety of power and communication busses of the docking modules to be attached. The workcell also includes an electrical subsystem for coupling the communication busses between the modular docking bays and providing power circuitry to the modular docking bays, and structural features in the modular docking bays to enable insertion of the docking modules in the fixed geometric configuration. The workcell also includes a processor for determining a geometric calibration of attached peripherals based on a location and the orientation of corresponding docking modules attached to the modular docking bays and based on an identification of the attached peripherals.

Modular reconfigurable workcell for quick connection of peripherals

A method operable by a computing device is provided. The method may include receiving a request for a given task to be performed by a modular reconfigurable workcell. The method may also include determining one or more peripherals required to perform the given task. The method may also include determining an optimal placement of the one or more peripherals based on the given task, wherein the one or more peripherals are coupled to the workcell in a fixed geometric configuration based on the determined optimal placement. The method may also include determining a first calibration of the one or more peripherals based on the orientation of the one or more peripherals relative to the workcell, and determining a second calibration of the one or more peripherals based on the optimal placement of the one or more peripherals with respect to each other.

Methods and systems for rapid configuration, calibration, and deployment of a modular reconfigurable mounting structure

Methods and systems for rapid configuration, calibration, and deployment of a modular robot workcell

Examples for precision assembly of robotic components are described herein. A robotic manipulator may require the assembly and disassembly of its components. To enable efficient assembly of the robotic manipulator, an example assembly may include connection links between robotic components that enable functional and precise assembly. In one embodiment, an example assembly may include connection links having various structural features positioned incrementally at respective positions proximal to outside edges of the connection links for securing the connection links together in a fixed, immovable geometric configuration. In some instances, the connection links may further include electrical components or slots for electrical components of components for establishing electrical connections between the connection links within the assembly. Further, an example assembly may include a clamping component for providing axial force to secure the connection links in the precise configuration.

Precision assembly of robotic components

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James Nicholas Vines