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US 9,310,802 B1Granted
Multi-operator, multi-robot control system with automatic vehicle selection
AssigneeJaybridge Robotics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Elkins, Todd Rowell, Bradly Martin, Grant Gould
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Abstract
A method of controlling a plurality of robotic vehicles may involve the steps of: Determining a state of each of the plurality of robotic vehicles; assigning a robotic vehicle to an operator in response to a Binding command from the operator; allowing the operator to command the assigned robotic vehicle to perform a mission; and releasing the assigned robotic vehicle in response to an Unbinding command from the operator.
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A method of controlling a plurality of robotic vehicles, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a state of each of the plurality of robotic vehicles;
- assigning a robotic vehicle to an operator in response to a Binding command from the operator, the operator being a human operator of a machine, and changing the state of the assigned robotic vehicle to bound;
- allowing the operator to command the assigned robotic vehicle to perform a mission with respect to the machine;
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- releasing the assigned robotic vehicle in response to an Unbinding command from the operator.
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A system for controlling a plurality of robotic vehicles, comprising:
- at least one position sensor operatively associated with a mobile work machine, the at least one position sensor being configured to sense a geographic position of the mobile work machine;
- an autonomy module operatively associated with the mobile work machine and the sensor, the autonomy module being configured to determine a state of the mobile work machine;
- an interface communication module operatively associated with said autonomy module and said position sensor;
- a graphical user interface operatively associated with said interface communication module;
- a short range network operatively associated with said interface communication module and at least one of the plurality of robotic vehicles;
- a long range network operatively associated with said interface communication module and with each of the plurality of robotic vehicles;
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- a central server operatively associated with said long range network, said central server comprising program code to assign identities to the mobile work machine and the robotic vehicles and to maintain a catalog of said identities during operation of said system.
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A control system for coordinating a work machine and a plurality of robotic vehicles, comprising:
- a work machine control system, comprising:
- at least one work machine position sensor;
- a work machine autonomy module, the work machine autonomy module comprising an interface communication module and a network management module, the work machine autonomy module being operatively associated with the work machine position sensor and the network management module being operatively associated with the interface communication module;
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- a graphical user interface operatively associated with the interface communication module, the graphical user interface comprising a control panel and a fleet status panel, the control panel being configured to allow an operator of the work machine to issue commands to the control system and the fleet status panel being configured to display a status of the plurality of robotic vehicles;
- a communications network, comprising:
- a short range network operatively associated with the robotic vehicles and the interface communication module, the short-range network being configured to transmit at least telemetry data;
- a central server;
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- a long range network operatively associated with the central server, the robotic vehicles and the interface communication module, the long-range network being configured to communicate command data;
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- a robotic vehicle control system for the plurality of robotic vehicles, comprising:
- a robotic vehicle sensor;
- a robotic vehicle autonomy module operatively associated with the robotic vehicle sensor;
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- robotic vehicle communications module operatively associated with the short-range communications network and long-range communications network, the robotic vehicle communications module being configured to permit communications directly between robotic vehicles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.