Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks

ML Commons - US Patent 9,875,440, 2018 - Google Patents
A method of processing information is provided. The method involves receiving a message;
processing the message with a trained artificial neural network based processor, having at …

Intelligent control with hierarchical stacked neural networks

ML Commons - US Patent 10,510,000, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method of detecting an aberrant message is provided. An
ordered set of words within the message is detected. The set of words found within the …

Slip detection using robotic limbs

K Blankespoor, A Perkins, M Da Silva - US Patent 9,618,937, 2017 - Google Patents
An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a
robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground Surface; ii) determining …

Mechanically-timed footsteps for a robotic device

B Stephens - US Patent 9,499,218, 2016 - Google Patents
An example implementation for determining mechanically-timed footsteps may involve a
robot having a first foot in contact with a ground surface and a second foot not in contact with …

Leg collision avoidance in a robotic device

K Blankespoor - US Patent 9,446,518, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND As technology advances, various types of robotic devices are being created
for performing a variety of functions that may assist users. Robotic devices may be used for …

Auto-height swing adjustment

AD Perkins, K Blankespoor - US Patent 9,594,377, 2017 - Google Patents
An example implementation includes (i) receiving sensor data that indicates topographical
features of an environment in which a robotic device is operating,(ii) processing the sensor …

Determination of robotic step path

B Swilling - US Patent 9,586,316, 2017 - Google Patents
A method for determining a step path involves obtaining a reference step path for a robot
with at least three feet. The reference step path includes a set of spatial points on a surface …

Slip detection for robotic locomotion

K Blankespoor, M Da Silva, A Perkins - US Patent 10,300,969, 2019 - Google Patents
An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a
robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground surface; ii) determining a …

Generalized coordinate surrogates for integrated estimation and control

G Nelson, B Stephens - US Patent 10,081,098, 2018 - Google Patents
A robotic device includes a control system. The control system receives a first measurement
indicative of a first distance between a center of mass of the machine and a first position in …

Inertia shaping for humanoid fall direction change

A Goswami, S Yun, K Yin, Y Sakagami - US Patent 8,352,077, 2013 - Google Patents
This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 61/139,442, filed Dec.
19, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. This application is related to co …