Method and system for assisting in the handling of robotized machines in a congested environment

US8942850B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942850-B2
Application numberUS-201113582671-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 11, 2011
Priority dateMar 2, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A method for handling of a first robotized mobile machine moving in a congested working environment under the control of a second robotized mobile machine, providing the operator, in real time, with a relevant view of the working scene, even if an object intrudes into the field of view of the camera and thereby obscures the operator's view. This method is based on use of properties of a physics engine of the constraint resolution type. For each object in the scene, the physics engine has a physical representation of said object in the form of a mesh. The engine calculates a wrench on the basis of the respective positions and velocities of two objects. In case of a collision between the manipulator and a fixed object in the scene, the engine determines the wrench to be applied to the manipulator in order to make it avoid the object.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for assisting in the handling of at least a first robotized mobile machine moving in a congested working environment under the control of at least a second robotized mobile machine, the method comprising: modeling a virtual three-dimensional representation of the working environment and of real objects contained therein; determining a target point in the working environment toward which a line of sight of said second robotized mobile machine…

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  • B25J9/1671Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8942850B2 cover?
A method for handling of a first robotized mobile machine moving in a congested working environment under the control of a second robotized mobile machine, providing the operator, in real time, with a relevant view of the working scene, even if an object intrudes into the field of view of the camera and thereby obscures the operator's view. This method is based on use of properties of a physics…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
David Olivier, Measson Yvan, Russotto Francois-Xavier, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25J9/1671. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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