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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Yang Zhao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ghulam Ali Baloch, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Huan Tan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Douglas Forman, Schenectady, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for autonomous robotic localization. In one example, the method includes receiving ranging measurements from a plurality of fixed anchor nodes that each have a fixed position and height with respect to the asset, receiving another ranging measurement from an aerial anchor node attached to an unmanned robot having a dynamically adjustable position and height different than the fixed position and height of each of the plurality of anchor nodes, and determining a location of the autonomous robot with respect to the asset based on the ranging measurements received from the fixed anchor nodes and the aerial anchor node, and autonomously moving the autonomous robot about the asset based on the determined location.