US 12,306,033 B2
Systems and methods for deriving weight and quantity based on activations of robot actuators used for object retrieval
Joseph Ttraverso, Simi Valley, CA (US); James Anderson, Oak Park, CA (US); Lior Elazary, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Randolph Charles Voorhies, Newbury Park, CA (US); and Daniel Frank Parks, II, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to inVia Robotics, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by inVia Robotics, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/721,622.
Prior Publication US 2023/0332941 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01)
CPC G01G 19/52 (2013.01) [B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
activating one or more actuators of a robot during retrieval of an object;
obtaining a measurement in response to activating a particular actuator of the one or more actuators; and
deriving a weight of the object based on the measurement, wherein deriving the weight comprises converting the measurement from a first range of values that are associated with activations of the particular actuator to a second range of values that are disassociated with activations of the particular actuator.
 
18. A system comprising:
a robot comprising one or more actuators; and
one or more processors configured to:
activate the one or more actuators during retrieval of an object;
obtain a measurement in response to activating a particular actuator of the one or more actuators; and
derive a weight of the object based on the measurement, wherein deriving the weight comprises converting the measurement from a first range of values that are associated with activations of the particular actuator to a second range of values that are disassociated with activations of the particular actuator.