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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Discovery Robotics, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Larry J. Williams, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Vivek Rajendran, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hardik Shah, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dharmateja Kadem, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey Blum, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ishit Shah, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Manomit Bal, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Britta Kathleen Ulm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Callen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sujith Vijaya Kumar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Naman Kumar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Discovery Robotics, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to execute a stored service plan for the service area, the service plan comprising a service plan sequence comprising a service treatment step, alter the service plan sequence based on detecting an object that is a treatment obstacle in the service area as detected by the sensor, the treatment obstacle preventing execution of the service treatment step at a service treatment location within the service area, wherein the altered service plan sequence comprises moving around the treatment obstacle and skipping the service treatment step, store the service treatment location for later treatment, and resume execution of the service plan.