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Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Renu Robotics Corp., San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Tim Alan Matus, San Antonio, TX (US);

Michael Odell Blanton, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);

Kristopher Charles Kozak, San Antonio, TX (US);

Marc Christopher Alban, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:

RENU ROBOTICS CORP., San Antonio, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/245 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/245 (2013.01); G01B 11/2441 (2013.01); G01D 5/35316 (2013.01); G02B 6/02076 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are solutions for proactively sensing the condition of the ground in the path of the autonomous vehicle in order to mitigate the risks of an autonomous vehicle encountering troublesome terrain, navigation obstacles, and other potential risks to the continued uninterrupted operation of said autonomous vehicle. Accordingly, various implementations disclosed herein are directed to the use of ground analysis sensors to assist in the detection of navigationally difficult terrain including, for example, the use of cantilevered sensors operating well in front of the autonomous vehicle's front wheels (drive wheels or otherwise).


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