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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu City, TW;
Cheng-Kang Hu, Kaohsiung City, TW;
Cheng-Hung Chen, Zhubei City, TW;
Yan-Han Chen, Hsinchu City, TW;
Feng-Kuang Wu, Hsinchu City, TW;
Hsu-Shui Liu, Pingjhen City, TW;
Jiun-Rong Pai, Jhubei City, TW;
Shou-Wen Kuo, Hsinchu City, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
In an embodiment a system includes: an automated vehicle configured to traverse a first predetermined path; and a sensor system located on the automated vehicle, the sensor system configured to detect a vertical obstacle along the first predetermined path along one or two floorboards ahead of the automated vehicle, wherein the automated vehicle is configured to traverse a second predetermined path in response to detecting the vertical obstacle.