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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Yesh, Dearborn, MI (US);
Anthony D'Amato, Canton, MI (US);
Shankar Narayan Mohan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Marty Smets, LaSalle, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G06K 9/00369 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward, a method that includes receiving a travel path for a robot in a facility, selecting one or more target projectors disposed along the travel path, and displaying, by the one or more target projectors, one or more visual markers along the travel path of the robot to communicate an intended movement of the robot. The one or more target projectors are selected from among a plurality of projectors disposed in the facility.