User control device for a transporter
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsBob Peret, Stewart M. Coulter, Dean Kamen, Derek G. Kane
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Abstract
A user control device for a transporter. The user control device can communicate with the transporter via electrical interface(s) that can facilitate communication and data processing among the user interface device and controllers that can control the movement of the transporter. The user control device can perform automated actions based on the environment in which the transporter operates and the user's desired movement of the transporter. External applications can enable monitoring and control of the transporter.
Claims24
Method of storing a transporter in a vehicle, wherein the transporter comprises a sensor and a processor configured to execute instructions to control motion of the transporter and the vehicle comprising a door, the vehicle and door defining a storage compartment having a doorway, said method comprising:
- segmenting data from the sensor and defining segmented data;
- identifying a plane in the segmented data;
- identifying the door and/or the doorway in the plane;
- positioning the transporter for entering the doorway based on said identifying;
- generating a first signal for opening the door;
- generating a second signal for moving the transporter through the doorway;
- and
- generating a third signal for closing the door.
Transporter comprising a processor configured to for executing instructions for:
- receiving a movement command;
- segmenting point cloud library (PCL) data and defining segmented PCL data;
- identifying a plane in the segmented PCL data;
- identifying an obstacle in the plane;
- determining a situation identifier based on the movement command and the obstacle;
- determining a distance between the transporter and the obstacle based on the situation identifier;
- accessing an allowed command related to the distance, the obstacle and the situation identifier;
- relating the movement command with the allowed command;
- and
- moving the transporter based on the allowed command, whereby the transporter responds to the allowed command.
Method of storing a transporter comprising a sensor and a processor, said method comprising:
- determining a storage location of a storage area;
- generating a movement command for moving the transporter to the storage location based on the storage location;
- providing the movement command to the transporter;
- determining a charging location of a charging dock in the storage area;
- generating a docking command for docking the transporter with the charging dock based on the charging location;
- and
- providing the docking command to the transporter;
- and
- the transporter responds to the docking command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.