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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Clearpath Robotics Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Adel Fakih, Kitchener, CA;
Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC., Kitchener, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G06F 17/5004 (2013.01); G06F 17/509 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for electronically mapping a facility are presented. The method comprises obtaining a CAD file that includes graphical representations of a facility. An occupancy-map image is generated based on the CAD file. A sensor, such as a sensor on a self-driving vehicle, is used to detect a sensed feature within the facility. Based on the sensed feature, the occupancy-map image can be updated, since the sensed feature was not one of the known features in the CAD file prior to the sensed feature being detected by the sensor.