METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING UNIQUE LANDMARKS TO LOCATE INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES AT START-UP
First Claim
1. A method of using pre-positioned objects as landmarks to navigate an industrial vehicle, comprising:
- identifying a start-up scenario from sensor data, wherein the start-up scenario comprises a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up;
in response to the identified start-up scenario, locating either a unique marker or pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the pre-positioned object or unique marker correspond with a sub-area of the physical environment; and
determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the pre-positioned object or unique marker.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for using unique landmarks to position industrial vehicles during start-up. In one embodiment, the method designates pre-positioned objects as unique landmarks to position an industrial vehicle at start-up. The method includes identifying a start-up scenario from a plurality of sensor data wherein the start-up scenario may be one of a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up. In response to the start-up scenario, locating at least one unique marker or at least one pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the unique marker or pre-positioned object corresponds with a sub-area of the physical environment, and determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the unique marker or pre-positioned object.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of using pre-positioned objects as landmarks to navigate an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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identifying a start-up scenario from sensor data, wherein the start-up scenario comprises a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up; in response to the identified start-up scenario, locating either a unique marker or pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the pre-positioned object or unique marker correspond with a sub-area of the physical environment; and determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the pre-positioned object or unique marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for using pre-positioned object as landmarks to navigate an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a computer coupled to an industrial vehicle, comprising; an environment based navigation module for identifying a start-up scenario from sensor data, wherein the start-up scenario comprises a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up;
in response to the identified start-up scenario, locating either a unique marker or pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the pre-positioned object or unique marker correspond with a sub-area of the physical environment; and
determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the pre-positioned object or unique marker. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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identifying a start-up scenario from sensor data, wherein the start-up scenario comprises a unique marker start-up or a pre-positioned object start-up; in response to the identified start-up scenario, locating either a unique marker or pre-positioned object within a physical environment, wherein the pre-positioned object or unique marker correspond with a sub-area of the physical environment; and determining industrial vehicle pose in response to the identity of the pre-positioned object or unique marker. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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