Human-robot interface apparatuses and methods of controlling robots

Y Ota - US Patent 8,781,629, 2014 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Robotic devices are increasingly being used in a wide variety of
applications, such as in healthcare, manufacturing, and user-assistive applications. As the …

Computer-implemented method and system for dynamically positioning a vehicle relative to another vehicle in motion for on-the-fly offloading operations

WP Baumann - US Patent 9,188,986, 2015 - Google Patents
Computer-implemented methods and systems are disclosed for automatically positioning a
moving first vehicle relative to a moving second vehicle traveling in a given area. The …

Method and system for dynamically positioning a vehicle relative to another vehicle in motion

JJ Pieper, JH Brown - US Patent 8,589,013, 2013 - Google Patents
US8589013B2 - Method and system for dynamically positioning a vehicle relative to another
vehicle in motion - Google Patents US8589013B2 - Method and system for dynamically positioning …

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 …

Trajectory generation device, moving object, trajectory generation method

K Terada - US Patent 9,993,923, 2018 - Google Patents
A trajectory generation device includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of trajectories; a
trajectory acquisition unit that acquires a trajectory, corresponding to an environment similar …

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 …