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AssigneeUniversal Field Robots Pty Ltd
InventorJeffrey James Sterling
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An automated vehicle comprising: a control unit configured to control movement of the automated vehicle to a location adjacent an estimated location of a drill hole; a scanning portion including one or more scanning devices configured to scan an area of terrain in the vicinity of the estimated location of the drill hole in order to determine an actual location of the drill hole, and to generate a point cloud representing at least a portion of the interior of the drill hole; at least one arm associated with the scanning portion, the at least one arm configured to move the scanning portion between a home position and one or more scanning positions; and an end effector associated with the at least one arm, the end effector being configured to perform one or more operations; wherein, upon generating the point cloud, the at least one arm is configured, based on the point cloud, to position the end effector in substantial alignment with the drill hole so that the end effector can perform the one or more operations.
An automated vehicle comprising:
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A method for positioning an end effector relative to a drill hole, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for determining one or more parameters relating to a drill hole, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.