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US 11,755,001 B2Granted
Modular systems for industrial machinery
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul Michael Kane, Leigh Canham, Leslie Lee
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for autonomously recovering a machine comprising one or more modules. An error message from the machine is received and, based on the error message, a first module of the one or more modules to replace is determined, wherein the first module has a first type. An autonomous vehicle is instructed to remove, from the machine, the first module. The autonomous vehicle is instructed to install, at the machine, a second module of the first type.
Claims18
A method of autonomously recovering a machine comprising one or more modules, the method comprising:
- receiving a status message at a first computing device at the machine;
- determining, based on the status message, a first module of the one or more modules to replace, wherein the first module has a first type;
- instructing a first autonomous vehicle to remove, from the machine, the first module;
- instructing the first autonomous vehicle to install, at the machine, a second module of the first type;
- instructing the first autonomous vehicle to deliver the first module to a first defined area;
- repairing the first module at the first defined area;
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- instructing the first autonomous vehicle to deliver the repaired first module to a second defined area.
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