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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Sarath Krishnaswamy, Dunstable, MA (US);
Jeremiah David Brazeau, Hudson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31005 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for maintaining a current map of a workspace using on-demand sensors and fixed sensors are described herein. For example, a system may include a fixed sensor positioned within the workspace, an on-demand sensor available for selective deployment in the workspace, and a computing device. The computing device may maintain a digital map of the workspace, identify a region in the workspace for collection of additional sensor information, and cause the on-demand sensor to gather the additional sensor information for updating the digital map.