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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Shankar Narayan Mohan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Ansar Zunnoon Khan, Dearborn, MI (US);

Mark Goderis, Canton, MI (US);

Steven Schuchard, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/418 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/41875 (2013.01); B60W 60/00259 (2020.02); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05D 1/0217 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); B60W 2510/242 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45066 (2013.01);
Abstract

A survey system includes a controller storing a map comprising a plurality of nodes representing data capture points of the environment. The controller is configured to segment the plurality of nodes into a plurality of communities, where each community from among the plurality of communities includes a set of nodes from among the plurality of nodes. The controller is configured to generate, for each community from among the plurality of communities, one or more traversability scores. The controller is configured to assign, for each community from among the plurality of communities, at least one robot from among a plurality of robots to survey the community based on the one or more traversability scores. The controller is configured to deploy, for each community from among the plurality of communities, at least one of the plurality of robots based on the plurality of robots assigned to the community.


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