US 11,733,695 B2
Robotic vehicle
Dennis W. Doane, Marietta, SC (US); Rick M. Doane, Marietta, SC (US); Timothy Doane, Marietta, SC (US); Shea Doane, Marietta, SC (US); Robert T. Nicola, Marietta, SC (US); and Kenneth M. Burns, Marietta, SC (US)
Assigned to LEMMINGS, LLC, Marietta, SC (US)
Filed by Lemmings, LLC, Marietta, SC (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/952,754.
Application 16/952,754 is a continuation of application No. 16/685,298, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,962,971.
Application 16/685,298 is a continuation of application No. 16/375,225, filed on Apr. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,649,451, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 16/375,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/156,526, filed on Oct. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,331,126, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Application 16/156,526 is a continuation of application No. 15/900,363, filed on Feb. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,197,999, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 15/900,363 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/832,978, filed on Dec. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,180,329, issued on Jan. 5, 2019.
Application 15/832,978 is a continuation of application No. 15/298,660, filed on Oct. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,631,370, issued on Jan. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/242,349, filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0080947 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); A63B 55/60 (2015.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01)
CPC G05D 1/0044 (2013.01) [A63B 55/61 (2015.10); B60W 30/08 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/028 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0204 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An autonomous vehicle including:
a vehicle frame and a housing connected to said vehicle frame;
a drive mechanism connected to said vehicle frame, said drive mechanism configured to move said autonomous vehicle, said drive mechanism including a plurality of wheels and at least one motor; and,
a collision avoidance/navigation arrangement in communication with a processor system, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement including a plurality of sensors configured to detect objects about said autonomous vehicle, said collision avoidance/navigation arrangement configured to send information to said processor system so that such information causes said autonomous vehicle to avoid collision or contact with said detected objects, at least two of said sensors are selected from the group consisting of an ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor, camera, Bluetooth® sensor, RF-based sensor, ultrasonic sensor, WiFi sensor, LIDAR sensor, GPS sensor, LORAN sensor, mobile phone sensor, lateral sensor, gradient sensor, and GSM sensor, said plurality of sensors including first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors and a third sensor, said first ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on one side of said vehicle frame and said second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensor positioned on an opposite side of said vehicle frame, said third sensor positioned on a front portion of said vehicle frame and positioned forwardly of said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors, said third sensor is a different type of sensor from said first and second ultra-wide band bandwidth sensors.