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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zack Tokarczyk, Bothell, WA (US);
Nathanael Arling Worden, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); G05D 1/0236 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for automated guided vehicle safety may include an automated guided vehicle (AGV) having a propulsion system configured to move the AGV, and a processor configured to control the propulsion system, and a laser imaging system configured to deploy a virtual safety fence at least partially surrounding the AGV. The laser imaging system may include a plurality of laser imaging sensors including a front sensor and a rear sensor, and a movable boom, the front sensor being mounted to the movable boom and configured to extend in front of the housing of the AGV.