US 11,960,282 B2
Systems and methods for servicing a data center using autonomous vehicle
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US); Harshang Shah, Bloomfield, CT (US); William J. Eakins, Coventry, CT (US); Saumya Sharma, Albany, NY (US); and Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/141,397.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214686 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/664 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/11 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A system for servicing a data center using an autonomous vehicle (AV), comprising:
the AV, wherein the AV is configured to:
receive a task to perform within the data center, wherein the data center comprises a plurality of servers associated with a plurality of enterprise organizations, a first type of movable barrier indicating access to a zone accessible by the AV, a second type of movable barrier indicating a zone that is inaccessible by the AV, and a third type of movable barrier that receives an item of the task from the AV;
navigate from an initial location within the data center to a new location within the data center along a path extending through a portion of the data center, the path being determined automatically; and
while navigating the path and in response to encountering one of the movable barriers disposed along the path, performing a procedure to bypass the movable barrier wherein performing the procedure comprises:
determining a response based on whether the movable barrier is the first type of movable barrier, the second type of movable barrier, or the third type of movable barrier.