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US 2025/0053169 A1Published application
Robotic vehicle
AssigneeLemmings, LLC
InventorsDennis W. Doane, Rick M. Doane, Timothy L. Doane, Shea P. Doane, Robert T. Nicola, Kenneth M. Burns
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Abstract
A autonomous robotic golf caddy which is capable of following a portable receiver at a pre-determined distance, and which is capable of sensing a potential impending collision with an object in its path and stop prior to said potential impending collision.
Claims17
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An autonomous golf caddy configured to avoid collision with objects;
- said autonomous golf caddy comprising:
- a vehicle frame and a housing connected to said vehicle frame;
- said vehicle frame and/or housing includes an arrangement for carrying a golf bag;
- a drive mechanism that is connected to said vehicle frame;
- said drive mechanism is configured to move said autonomous golf caddy;
- said drive mechanism includes a plurality of wheels and at least one motor;
- and,
- a collision avoidance/navigation arrangement that is in communication with a processor system;
- said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement includes a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect one or more objects about said autonomous golf caddy;
- said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement is configured to send information to said processor system so that such information can be used to cause said autonomous golf caddy to avoid collision or contact with one or more of said detected objects;
- said plurality of sensors includes first and second sensor groups;
- said first sensor group includes a first primary sensor;
- said first primary sensor is an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor;
- said second sensor group includes a first secondary sensor;
- said first primary sensor is positioned on one side of said vehicle frame;
- said first secondary sensor is positioned on a front portion of said vehicle frame and is positioned forwardly of said first primary sensor;
- said first secondary sensor is not an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor.
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A method for controlling movement of an autonomous golf caddy to avoid collision with one or more detected objects;
- said method comprising:
- providing an autonomous golf caddy;
- said autonomous golf caddy includes:
- a vehicle frame and a housing connected to said vehicle frame;
- said vehicle frame and/or housing includes an arrangement for carrying a golf bag;
- a drive mechanism that is connected to said vehicle frame;
- said drive mechanism is configured to move said autonomous golf caddy;
- said drive mechanism includes a plurality of wheels and at least one motor;
- and,
- a collision avoidance/navigation arrangement that is in communication with a processor system;
- said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement includes a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect one or more objects about said autonomous golf caddy;
- said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement is configured to send information to said processor system so that such information can be used to cause said autonomous golf caddy to avoid collision or contact with one or more of said detected objects;
- said plurality of sensors includes first and second sensor groups;
- said first sensor group includes a first primary sensor;
- said first primary sensor is an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor;
- said second sensor group includes a first secondary sensor;
- said first primary sensor is positioned on one side of said vehicle frame;
- said first secondary sensor is positioned on a front portion of said vehicle frame and is positioned forwardly of said first primary sensor;
- said first secondary sensor is not an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor;
- and,
- operating said autonomous golf caddy;
- and
- wherein said autonomous golf caddy is configured to avoid collision with the one or more of said detected objects by use of said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement during said operation of said autonomous golf caddy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.