Method and apparatus for managing and controlling manned and automated utility vehicles
RS Kunzig, RM Taylor, DC Emanuel… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for managing manned and auto mated utility
vehicles, and for picking up and delivering objects by automated vehicles. A machine vision …
vehicles, and for picking up and delivering objects by automated vehicles. A machine vision …
Autonomous transportation system and methods
CJ Jacobus, D Haanpaa, E Foulk, P Mahal… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Autonomous and manually operated vehicles are integrated into a cohesive, interactive
environment, with communica tions to each other and to their surroundings, to improve traffic …
environment, with communica tions to each other and to their surroundings, to improve traffic …
Apparatus and method for asset tracking
DC Emanuel, LG Mahan, RH Ungerbuehler - US Patent 8,565,913, 2013 - Google Patents
Tracking the identity and location of physical assets is a critical requirement in many
businesses. In material handling facilities Such as factories, warehouses, and distribution …
businesses. In material handling facilities Such as factories, warehouses, and distribution …
Method and apparatus for simulating a physical environment to facilitate vehicle operation and task completion
ME Laws, CW Goode, THJ Collett… - US Patent 8,508,590, 2013 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for simulating a physical environment to facilitate vehicle operation
and task completion is described. In one embodiment, the method includes processing data …
and task completion is described. In one embodiment, the method includes processing data …
Load tracking utilizing load identifying indicia and spatial discrimination
RS Kunzig, RM Taylor, LJ Maxwell - US Patent 8,561,897, 2013 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for determining the location of one or more unit loads in a
coordinate space in a facility, comprising an integrated system that identifies a load by …
coordinate space in a facility, comprising an integrated system that identifies a load by …
Method and apparatus for sensing object load engagement, transportation and disengagement by automated vehicles
J Bell, K Chandrasekar, AE Graham… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
4,855,915 A 8, 1989 Dallaire. object, wherein the orientation information is relative to the
4,858,132 A 8/1989 Holmquist lift carriage and positioning at least one lifting element based …
4,858,132 A 8/1989 Holmquist lift carriage and positioning at least one lifting element based …
Lost vehicle recovery utilizing associated feature pairs
K Chandrasekar, R Estep, J Thomson… - US Patent 9,349,181, 2016 - Google Patents
According to the embodiments described herein, a method for lost vehicle recovery utilizing
associated feature pairs may include, for a materials handling vehicle determined to be lost …
associated feature pairs may include, for a materials handling vehicle determined to be lost …
Position control apparatus and position control method for cargo carrying apparatus in industrial vehicle
H Ichijo, K Katae, T Yamanouchi - US Patent 7,010,404, 2006 - Google Patents
A camera 19 picks up an image of a cargo handling target and acquires image data of a
mark affixed to the cargo handling target. An image processing section 66 performs image …
mark affixed to the cargo handling target. An image processing section 66 performs image …
Method and apparatus for efficient scheduling for multiple automated non-holonomic vehicles using a coordinated path planner
JJ Thomson - US Patent 9,188,982, 2015 - Google Patents
A method for coordinating path planning for one or more automated vehicles is described,
including receiving an executable task for an automated vehicle, providing a multi-level …
including receiving an executable task for an automated vehicle, providing a multi-level …
System for Assisting a User of a Machine of a Kind Comprising a Body and an Implement Movable Relative to the Body
S Conway, RN Britten-Austin, E Abi-Karam… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0003. A user of a machine of the kind having a machine body and an
implement movable relative to the machine body can see directly from only one perspective …
implement movable relative to the machine body can see directly from only one perspective …