Autonomous alignment for a pile driving system
AssigneeBuilt Robotics Inc.
InventorsAnthony Guolla, Brian Lerner, Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Xiao Liang
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Abstract
An autonomous pile driving system comprises an arm of an autonomous offroad vehicle (AOV) configured to hold and drive a pile, a chute configured to stabilize the pile as the pile is being driven. The autonomous pile driving system further comprises a controller configured to identify a location in the geographic area where a pile is to be driven (e.g., installed) and position the chute at the location. The controller aligns the pile secured by the AOV with an opening of the chute and inserts the pile into the chute by actuating an arm (or other suitable component) of the AOV securing the pile.
Claims18
A pile driving system comprising:
- an arm of an autonomous off-road vehicle (AOV) configured to hold and drive a pile;
- and
- a controller system configured to:
- identify a location of a chute positioned at a location at which the pile is to be driven;
- align the pile with the chute at the identified location;
- insert the pile into the chute by actuating the arm of the AOV and driving the pile through the chute and into the ground.
A method comprising:
- identifying, by an autonomous pile driving system, a location at which a pile is to be driven;
- identifying, by the autonomous pile driving system, a chute positioned at the identified location;
- aligning, by the autonomous pile driving system, the pile with the chute at the identified location;
- and
- inserting, by the autonomous pile driving system, the pile into the chute by actuating the arm of the AOV and driving the pile through the chute and into the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.