Robotic divestiture system
AssigneeLeidos Security Detection & Automation, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Edward Ortyl, III, Andrew Dean Foland
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Abstract
A security checkpoint system is provided. The security checkpoint system includes an automated robotic vehicle including a chassis having a bin secured thereto. The security checkpoint system further includes an identification system to associate an individual that has placed an object into the bin with the automated robotic vehicle. The security checkpoint system further includes a scanner to scan the object in the automated robotic vehicle as the automated robotic vehicles passes therethrough. The security checkpoint system further includes a computing device including a processing unit to cause the automated robotic vehicle to navigate to a location of the individual after the automated robotic vehicle has passed through the scanner.
Claims20
A security checkpoint system, comprising:
- an automated robotic vehicle including a chassis having a bin secured thereto and a sensor configured to locate an individual associated with the automated robotic vehicle;
- an identification system configured to associate the individual with the automated robotic vehicle based on data from the sensor and the individual having placed an object into the bin;
- a scanner to scan the object in the automated robotic vehicle as the automated robotic vehicles passes therethrough;
- and
- a computing device including a processing unit configured to:
- determine a result of the scan of the object,
- determine a location of the individual from communications with the identification system or from communications with the automated robotic vehicle;
- and
- based on the result, cause the automated robotic vehicle to navigate to the location of the individual after the automated robotic vehicle has passed through the scanner.
A method for operating an automated robotic vehicle, the method comprising:
- causing the automated robotic vehicle to navigate to a divestiture station, the automated robotic vehicle comprising a bin, a chassis to which the bin is secured, and a sensor configured to locate an individual associated with the automated robotic vehicle;
- responsive to an individual placing an object in the bin of the automated robotic vehicle, associating the automated robotic vehicle with the individual based on data from the sensor;
- causing, based at least in part on a movement of the individual, the automated robotic vehicle to navigate through a scanner to scan the object in the bin of the automated robotic vehicle as the automated robotic vehicle passes through the scanner;
- and
- causing, based at least in part on a result of the scan of the object, the automated robotic vehicle to navigate to the location of the individual to collect the object from the bin of the automated robotic vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.