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) comprising a chute;
- and
- a controller system configured to:
- identify a location at which a pile is to be driven using a pile plan map;
- align the chute with the identified location;
- after the pile has been driven through the chute at the identified location, moving the chute to a second identified location at which a second pile is to be driven.
A method comprising:
- identifying, by an autonomous pile driving system, a location at which a pile is to be driven using a pile plan map;
- aligning, by the autonomous pile driving system, the chute with the identified location;
- and
- after the pile has been driven through the chute at the identified location, moving, by the autonomous pile driving system, the chute to a second identified location at which a second pile is to be driven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.