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Techniques for coordinating independent objects with occlusions

  • US 10,192,195 B1
  • Filed: 10/25/2016
  • Issued: 01/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inventory system, comprising:

  • one or more data networks;

    a management system comprising a first set of memories storing computer-readable instructions and a first set of processors; and

    a first robotic arm and a second robotic arm, the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm individually comprising a set of light emitters and a second set of memories storing second computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by a second set of processors, cause the first robotic arm to at least;

    receive, from the management system over the one or more data networks, a set of instructions associated with a task, the task comprising moving an item from a first location to a second location within a storage facility, the set of instructions identifying a projection area within the storage facility;

    determine a point of reference associated with the projection area;

    obtain one or more light data points from the projection area;

    compute motion information of the second robotic arm based at least in part on the one or more light data points; and

    perform one or more remedial actions based at least in part on the computed motion information of the second robotic arm, wherein analyzing the one or more light data points enables the first robotic arm to avoid at least one contention within an operational overlap area associated with the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm.

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