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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Brain Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sahil Rajesh Dhayalkar, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter O'connor, San Diego, CA (US);
Kirill A. Pirozhenko, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles-Alban Bruno Sylvain Deledall, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brain Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/622 (2024.01); G05D 1/242 (2024.01); G05D 1/246 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/2462 (2024.01); G05D 1/242 (2024.01); G05D 1/622 (2024.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting, mapping, and route planning around cliffs for robotic devices are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a robot processing a three-dimensional range sensor scan may utilize pre-computed neighboring points to detect cliffs, navigable ramps, and holes in a plane of a map used by the robotic device to navigate.