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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Tye Michael Brady, Southborough, MA (US);
Ethan Zane Evans, Sumner, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0837 (2013.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G05D 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Autonomous ground vehicles ('AGVs') receive items from transportation vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks) for delivery to specified locations. After the items are received, the AGVs may navigate along travel paths to delivery locations (e.g., at user residences) to deliver the items. The AGVs may include navigation systems and sensors (e.g., imaging sensors, distance detection sensors, etc.) to assist with the navigation, and may include locking mechanisms that lock the storage compartments of the AGVs while travelling.