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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Clearpath Robotics Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Kitchener, CA;
Jason Scharlach, Kitchener, CA;
Andrew Clifford Blakey, Kitchener, CA;
Simon Drexler, Kitchener, CA;
James Dustin Servos, Kitchener, CA;
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a stand-alone self-driving material-transport vehicle are provided. A method includes: displaying a graphical map on a graphical user-interface device based on a map stored in a storage medium of the vehicle, receiving a navigation instruction based on the graphical map, and navigating the vehicle based on the navigation instruction. As the vehicle navigates, it senses features of an industrial facility using its sensor system, and locates the features relative to the map. Subsequently, the vehicle stores the updated map including the feature on the vehicle's storage medium. The map can then be shared with other vehicles or a fleet-management system.