Monitoring, Diagnostic and Tracking Tool for Autonomous Mobile Robots
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of mobile robots deployed at various locations. The system/method includes a plurality of homebase servers, each corresponding to a different location, with each of the homebase servers receiving operational parameter data (representing operational and navigational issues experienced by the mobile robot) from a plurality of mobile robots operating at the particular location where the homebase server is deployed. A central server receives the operational parameter data from the plurality of homebase servers. The central server included a data analysis module for processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the mobile robots operating at the various locations for action by support staff. A list is generated ranking the mobile robots in order of importance for action by support staff.
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56 Claims
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27. A system for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of autonomous mobile vehicles deployed at various locations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of homebase servers, each corresponding to a different location, wherein each of the homebase servers receives operational parameter data from a plurality of autonomous mobile vehicles operating at a particular location; and a central server receiving the operational parameter data from the plurality of homebase servers, the central server including a data analysis module processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the autonomous mobile vehicles operating at the various locations based on the operational parameter data of each autonomous mobile vehicle using a set of business rules; wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and/or navigational issues experienced by the autonomous mobile vehicle; and wherein each of the autonomous mobile vehicles are prioritized relative to each of the other autonomous mobile vehicles at the various locations based on a severity of operational and/or navigational issues experienced by each of the autonomous mobile vehicles; wherein the data analysis module provides a prioritized list that ranks the autonomous mobile vehicles in order of severity based on the operational parameter data to a display associated with the data analysis module. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 53)
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37. A method of managing and prioritizing for action fleets of autonomous mobile vehicles deployed at various locations, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a homebase server deployed at a particular location, operational parameter data from a plurality of autonomous mobile vehicles operating at the particular location; receiving, at a central server, the operational parameter data for the autonomous mobile vehicles from a plurality of homebase servers, each homebase server deployed at a different location; analyzing, by a data analysis module at the central server, the operational parameter data for the autonomous mobile vehicles; processing, by the data analysis module, the operational parameter data for the autonomous mobile vehicles using a set of business rules; and prioritizing, by the data analysis module at the central server, the autonomous mobile vehicles operating at the various locations based on the operational parameter data and the set of business rules, wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding the operational and/or navigational issues experienced by each of the autonomous mobile vehicles, and wherein the data analysis module prioritizing the autonomous mobile vehicles operating at the various locations comprises prioritizing each of the autonomous mobile vehicles relative to each of the other autonomous mobile vehicles at the various locations based on a severity of the operational and/or navigational issues experienced by each of the autonomous mobile vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 54)
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47. A system for managing and prioritizing for action fleets of autonomous mobile vehicles deployed at various locations, the system comprising:
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a central server receiving operational parameter data from a plurality of autonomous mobile vehicles operating at at least one location, the operational parameter data representing operational and/or navigational issues experienced by the autonomous mobile vehicle, wherein the central server includes a data analysis module processing the operational parameter data and prioritizing the autonomous mobile vehicles based on the operational parameter data; and wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and/or navigational issues experienced by the autonomous mobile vehicle; and wherein each of the autonomous mobile vehicles are prioritized relative to each of the other autonomous mobile vehicles at the various locations based on a severity of the operational and/or navigational issues experienced by each of the autonomous mobile vehicles; and wherein the data analysis module processes the operational data and prioritizes the autonomous mobile vehicles using a set of business rules. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 55)
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50. A method of managing and prioritizing for action fleets of autonomous mobile vehicles deployed at at least one location, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a central server, operational parameter data from a plurality of autonomous mobile vehicles operating at at least one location, the operational parameter data representing operational and/or navigational issues experienced by the autonomous mobile vehicle; analyzing, by a data analysis module at the central server, the operational parameter data for the autonomous mobile vehicles; processing, by the data analysis module, the operational parameter data for the autonomous mobile vehicles using a set of business rules; and prioritizing, by the data analysis module at the central server, the autonomous mobile vehicles based on the operational parameter data and the set of business rules; and wherein the operational parameter data comprises information regarding operational and/or navigational issues experienced by the autonomous mobile vehicle; and wherein the data analysis module prioritizing the autonomous mobile vehicles operating at the at least one location comprises prioritizing each of the autonomous mobile vehicles relative to each of the other autonomous mobile vehicles at the at least one location based on a severity of the operational and/or navigational issues experienced by each of the autonomous mobile vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 56)
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