Integrated automation system with picture compilation system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region, the method comprising:
- a) receiving information specifying a hierarchy of localized zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region, the hierarchy determined by respective spatial locations of the localized zones in the region;
b) receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region from a plurality of sensors, the heterogeneous data including data relating to a mobile equipment unit; and
in a processing system configured with a hierarchy of model compilers corresponding to the localized zones, performing the operations of;
c) associating the received data with respective localized zones, and associating received data relating to the mobile equipment unit with a localized zone in which the mobile equipment unit is located;
d) fusing the received data associated with the respective localized zones into data representations of the plurality of localized zones;
e) integrating the data representations of the localized zones into a common data representation of the geographical region, wherein the common data representation is generated as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region; and
f) providing information from the data representations to a control system that controls the autonomous operations within the region.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region. The method comprises receiving information specifying a plurality of localized caused zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region; receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region; associating the received data with respective localized zones; fusing the received data associated with the localized zones into data representations of the localized zones; and integrating the data representations of the localized zones into a common data representation of the geographical region.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region, the method comprising:
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a) receiving information specifying a hierarchy of localized zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region, the hierarchy determined by respective spatial locations of the localized zones in the region; b) receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region from a plurality of sensors, the heterogeneous data including data relating to a mobile equipment unit; and in a processing system configured with a hierarchy of model compilers corresponding to the localized zones, performing the operations of; c) associating the received data with respective localized zones, and associating received data relating to the mobile equipment unit with a localized zone in which the mobile equipment unit is located; d) fusing the received data associated with the respective localized zones into data representations of the plurality of localized zones; e) integrating the data representations of the localized zones into a common data representation of the geographical region, wherein the common data representation is generated as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region; and f) providing information from the data representations to a control system that controls the autonomous operations within the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for generating a model of an environment in which a plurality of equipment units are deployed for the extraction of at least one resource from the environment, the system comprising:
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a computing system with at least one processing unit and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for execution by the at least one processing unit, wherein the environment is divided into a hierarchy of localized zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries, the hierarchy determined by respective spatial locations of the localized zones in the environment; wherein the execution of the computer-executable code provides; a managing unit to configure a plurality of model compilers formed in a hierarchy corresponding to the localized zones, each model compiler comprising modelling units selected from the set consisting of; a) a pre-extraction modelling unit configured to receive data from a first plurality of heterogeneous sensors and to fuse the data into a pre-extraction model descriptive of the corresponding localized zone; b) an equipment modelling unit configured to receive equipment data relating to one or more of the equipment units operating in the corresponding localized zone and to combine the equipment data into an equipment model; and c) a post-extraction modelling unit configured to receive data from a second plurality of sensors and to fuse the data into a post-extraction model descriptive of extracted material; and wherein the system provides information from the plurality of model compilers to a control system that controls the autonomous operations within the region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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