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Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2017
Applicant:

X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey Linnell, Woodside, CA (US);

Anthony Sean Jules, Oakland, CA (US);

Assignee:

X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2013.01); B25J 9/1682 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example implementations may relate to optimization of observer robot locations. In particular, a control system may detect an event that indicates desired relocation of observer robots within a worksite. Each such observer robot may have respective sensor(s) configured to provide information related to respective positions of a plurality of target objects within the worksite. Responsively, the control system may (i) determine observer robot locations within the worksite at which one or more of the respective sensors are each capable of providing information related to respective positions of one or more of the plurality of target objects and (ii) determine a respectively intended level of positional accuracy for at least two respective target objects. Based on the respectively intended levels of positional accuracy, the control system may select one or more of the observer robot locations and may direct one or more observer robots to relocate to the selected locations.


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