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Patent No.:

US 10683067 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:

Buffalo Automation Group Inc., Amherst, NY (US);

Inventors:

Thiru Vikram Suresh, Amherst, NY (US);

Alexander Zhitelzeyf, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Mohit Arvind Khakharia, Amherst, NY (US);

Miguel Ojielong Chang Lee, Amherst, NY (US);

Troy Kilian, Buffalo, NY (US);

Brian Huang, Amherst, NY (US);

Trevor McDonough, Amherst, NY (US);

Assignee:

Buffalo Automation Group Inc., Amherst, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 49/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 13/937 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 49/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/203 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/937 (2020.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a sensor system and method of operating the same. The sensor system includes a data collection mast including a base, a support member, a main member, a top plate, a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a first cantilever member, and a second cantilever member. The sensor system further includes a pair of stereoscopic cameras disposed on the main member extending through the second enclosure, a radar system disposed on the top plate, a compass disposed on the second cantilever member, a LIDAR unit disposed on the first cantilever member, and a control unit disposed on the main member within the first enclosure. Each of the pair of stereoscopic cameras, radar system, compass, and LIDAR unit are in electronic communication with the control unit, such that control unit receive the data collected from each sensor.


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