US 2022/0036745 A1 · Selection of an Alternate Destination in Response to A Contingency Event

Abstract

A method is provided for supporting a robot in response to a contingency event. The method includes detecting the contingency event during travel of the robot on a route to a destination. In response, the method includes determining a position of the robot, and accessing information about alternate destinations associated with the route. The method includes selecting an alternate destination from the alternate destinations based on a time to travel from the position of the robot to the alternate destination, and the information. And the method includes outputting an indication of the alternate destination for use in at least one of guidance, navigation or control of the robot to the alternate destination.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for supporting a robot in response to a contingency event, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store computer-readable program code;
and
processing circuitry configured to access the memory, and execute the computer-readable program code to cause the apparatus to at least:
detect the contingency event during travel of the robot on a route to a destination;
and in response thereto,
determine a position of the robot;
access information about alternate destinations associated with the route;
select an alternate destination from the alternate destinations based on a time to travel from the position of the robot to the alternate destination, and the information;
and
output an indication of the alternate destination for use in at least one of guidance, navigation or control of the robot to the alternate destination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/148,185Filed 13 Jan 2021

Priority

31 Jul 2020

Published

3 Feb 2022

Term ends

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Classification17 codes

G08G 5/34
Flight plan management: for flight plan modification
G01C 21/3453
Route searching; Route guidance: special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments
G06F 18/24147
Based on distances to training or reference patterns: distances to closest patterns, e.g. nearest neighbour classification
G08G 1/096822
Where the route is computed offboard: where the segments of the route are transmitted to the vehicle at different locations and times

Selection of an Alternate Destination in Response to A Contingency Event

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Selection of an Alternate Destination in Response to A Contingency Event

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