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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Applicants:
Clara VU, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott Denenberg, Boston, MA (US);
Patrick Sobalvarro, Harvard, MA (US);
Patrick Barragan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alberto Moel, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Clara Vu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott Denenberg, Boston, MA (US);
Patrick Sobalvarro, Harvard, MA (US);
Patrick Barragan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alberto Moel, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
VEO ROBOTICS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01V 8/20 (2006.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G01S 17/026 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01V 8/20 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01); Y10S 901/49 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods monitor a workspace for safety purposes using sensors distributed about the workspace. The sensors are registered with respect to each other, and this registration is monitored over time. Occluded space as well as occupied space is identified, and this mapping is frequently updated.