G05D 1/244
Using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle
Official title: using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle, e.g. markers, reflectors or magnetic means
G05D1/244 (Using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle) appears on 284 US grants and 483 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
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- Autonomous travel support device, control method of working vehicle, program, and working vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,736,975 B2Yamabiko Corporation
- Control device and control system1 Sep 2026US 12,724,414 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Facility navigation localization for mobile autonomous robot1 Sep 2026US 12,724,421 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Initial Location Determination of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles from Uncalibrated Location Observations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310203 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Pool cleaner extraction system utilizing magnets1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299588 A1Zodiac Pool Care Europe
- System and method for automated parcel loading and transport1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299621 A1FORTNA Systems, Inc.
- Transport vehicle, transfer station, workstation for optimized loading of loading devices, and order-picking system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285600 A1TGW Logistics GmbH
- Systems and methods for a secure millimeter-wave marking system for low-altitude weather-resilient uav operations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288142 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
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- Celestial navigation system for an autonomous robot378US 7,706,917 B1iRobot Corporation · 2010
- Process and autonomous apparatus for the automatic cleaning of ground areas through the performance of programmed tasks352US 5,341,540 AOnet, S.A. · 1994
- Autonomous order fulfillment and inventory control robots336US 9,120,622 B1inVia Robotics, Inc. · 2015
- Celestial navigation system for an autonomous robot103US 8,594,840 B1iRobot Corporation · 2013
- Multi-zone battery exchange system79US 9,284,062 B2Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2016