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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Clearpath Robotics Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Kitchener, CA;
Simon Drexler, Puslinch, CA;
Roydyn Clayton, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G05B 19/4184 (2013.01); G05B 19/41865 (2013.01); G05B 19/41895 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11);
Abstract
Systems and methods for autonomous provision replenishment are disclosed. Parts used in a manufacturing process are stored in an intermediate stock queue. When the parts are consumed by the manufacturing process and the number of parts in the queue falls below a threshold, a provision-replenishment signal is generated. One or more self-driving material-transport vehicles, a fleet-management system, and a provision-notification device.