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US 10,310,506 B1Granted
Smart self-driving systems with side follow and obstacle avoidance
AssigneeLingdong Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd
InventorsOu Qi, Xingyu Lian, Zhaoqiang Chen
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Abstract
A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. One or more front proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect an object moving in a given direction while the body is in a rear follow position behind the object. One or more side proximity sensors are coupled to the body and configured to detect the object moving in the given direction while the body is in a side follow position on the side of the object.
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A smart luggage system, comprising:
- a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport;
- one or more proximity sensors coupled to the luggage and configured detect an object moving in a given direction while the luggage is in a side follow position next to the object;
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- a central processing unit coupled to the luggage and configured to receive information from one or more of the proximity sensors to determine the given direction,
- wherein the central processing unit is configured transition the luggage between a side following mode and a rear following mode, where when in the side following mode the luggage follows along a side of the object in the side follow position while moving in the given direction, and where when in the rear following mode the luggage follows along behind the object in a rear follow position while moving in the given direction,
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to transition the luggage from the side follow position to the rear follow position based on information received from one or more of the proximity sensors, and
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to transition the luggage from the rear follow position back to the side follow position after a predetermined amount of time, a predetermined amount of distance, or when instructed by the object moving in the given direction.
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A smart self-driving system, comprising:
- a body;
- one or more proximity sensors coupled to the body and configured detect an object moving in a given direction while the body is in a side follow position next to the object;
- and
- a central processing unit coupled to the body and configured to receive information from one or more of the proximity sensors to determine the given direction,
- wherein the central processing unit is configured transition the body between a side following mode and a rear following mode, where when in the side following mode the body follows along a side of the object in the side follow position while moving in the given direction, and where when in the rear following mode the body follows along behind the object in a rear follow position while moving in the given direction,
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to transition the body from the side follow position to the rear follow position based on information received from one or more of the proximity sensors, and
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to transition the body from the rear follow position back to the side follow position after a predetermined amount of time, a predetermined amount of distance, or when instructed by the object moving in the given direction.
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A smart self-driving system, comprising:
- a body;
- one or more proximity sensors coupled to the body and configured detect an object moving in a given direction while the body is in a side follow position next to the object;
- and
- a central processing unit coupled to the body and configured to receive information from one or more of the proximity sensors to determine the given direction and to determine a predetermined area having a front boundary and a rear boundary within which the object moves,
- wherein the central processing unit is configured to maintain the object within the predetermined area while moving the body in the given direction and recording a speed at which the object moves based on information from one or more of the proximity sensors, and
- wherein when a third object moves between the object and the body either from the front boundary or the rear boundary and at least partially or fully blocks the one or more proximity sensors from detecting the object, the central processing unit is configured to store the recorded speed of the object and keep the body moving at the recorded speed instead of a speed of the third object until the one or more proximity sensors are able to detect the object moving at the recorded speed again.
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