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Creating aisle access for autonomous vehicle parking

  • US 10,317,911 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2018
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a central computing device, a request for access associated with a selected one of a plurality of autonomous vehicles in an array that comprises a plurality of columns, wherein the selected autonomous vehicle is in a first one of the columns and blocked by one or more other autonomous vehicles in the first column and one or more other autonomous vehicles in a second one of the columns; and

    computing, by the central computing device, coordinated movements for one or more of the autonomous vehicles to provide the requested access, wherein;

    in each of the first and second columns, one or more of the other autonomous vehicles in each of the first and second columns are moved to create a gap in each of the first and second columns; and

    the gap created in each of the first and second columns collectively create a temporary access aisle for the selected autonomous vehicle.

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