G05B2219/40437

Method Of Building A Geometric Representation Over A Working Space Of A Robot
20190160677 · 2019-05-30 ·

A method of building a geometric representation over a working space of a robot is provided. The method is performed in a control device and includes: representing the working space by a three-dimensional structure, obtaining information on a trajectory in the working space travelled by the robot as being collision free, determining, based on the obtained information on the collision free trajectory and on information on geometry of the robot, a volume in the working space to be free space, the volume corresponding to the geometry of at least a part of the robot having travelled along the trajectory, and updating the three-dimensional structure by indicating the determined volume of the three-dimensional structure as free space.

Determining handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning
09989371 · 2018-06-05 · ·

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining and assigning intermediate handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning. In various implementations, a global path planner may identify a task to be performed by a robot in an environment. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine, based at least in part on one or more attributes of the environment or the task, an intermediate handoff checkpoint for the robot to reach by a scheduled time while the robot performs the task. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine that a measure of reactivity that would be attributable to the robot upon the robot being assigned the intermediate handoff checkpoint satisfies a reactivity threshold. In various implementations, the global path planner may provide, to a local path planner associated with the robot, data indicative of the intermediate handoff checkpoint.

Determining handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning
09689696 · 2017-06-27 · ·

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining and assigning intermediate handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning. In various implementations, a global path planner may identify a task to be performed by a robot in an environment. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine, based at least in part on one or more attributes of the environment or the task, an intermediate handoff checkpoint for the robot to reach by a scheduled time while the robot performs the task. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine that a measure of reactivity that would be attributable to the robot upon the robot being assigned the intermediate handoff checkpoint satisfies a reactivity threshold. In various implementations, the global path planner may provide, to a local path planner associated with the robot, data indicative of the intermediate handoff checkpoint.