Patents by Inventor Alon Ascher
Alon Ascher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11688292Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for automatically operating autonomous vehicles to accomplish a coverage task by receiving a plurality of task parameters defining a coverage task in a certain geographical area, calculating and outputting instructions for operating first autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the certain geographical area according to a first movement path computed according to operational parameters of the first autonomous vehicle with respect to the task parameters, identifying uncovered segment(s) in the certain geographical area by analyzing coverage of the certain geographical, and calculating and outputting instructions for operating second autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the uncovered segment(s) according to a second movement path computed according to operational parameters of the second autonomous vehicle. The first autonomous vehicle(s) and the second autonomous vehicle(s) are selected to optimally accomplish the coverage task.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram Shmueli, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur
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Patent number: 11656328Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for automatically evaluating detection accuracy of dynamic objects by equipment under test, comprising receiving a first record generated by an evaluated equipment under test and a second record generated by a validated reference equipment both deployed in a vehicle, the first record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the evaluated equipment and the second record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the reference equipment, correlating between dynamic object(s) detected by both the evaluated equipment and the reference equipment according to matching spatial and temporal attributes of the dynamic object(s) in the first record and in the second record, analyzing at least some of the attributes of the respective dynamic object in the first record compared to the second record, and outputting an indication of differences identified between the first record and the second record.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram Shmueli, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur
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Publication number: 20230027071Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for operating automated vehicles to accomplish an agricultural mission according to a hierarchically computed mission plan, comprising receiving a plurality of mission parameters defining an agricultural related mission, computing a generic plan for executing the mission by one or more of a plurality of vehicle classes grouping automated vehicles sharing common vehicle parameters coupled with one or more of a plurality of payload classes grouping payloads sharing common payload parameters, computing a plurality of specific plans for executing the mission by one or more automated vehicles of the selected vehicle class(s) coupled with one or more payloads of the selected payload class(s), selecting one of the plurality of specific plans which reduces one or more mission attributes of the mission and outputting instructions for operating the selected automated vehicle(s) and the selected payload(s) to execute the mission according to the selected specific plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram SHMUELI, Alon ASCHER, Ben ALFI, Shmuel UR
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Publication number: 20230011864Abstract: Disclosed here are methods and systems for automatically operating automated vehicles moving through vegetation obstacles with minimal damage, comprising receiving image(s) depicting vegetation obstacle(s) blocking at least partially a path of an automated vehicle executing a mission, analyzing the image(s) to extract one or more obstacle attributes of the vegetation obstacle(s), computing a plurality of movement patterns for operating the automated to cross the vegetation obstacle(s) based on one or more vehicle attributes of the automated vehicle with respect to one or more of the obstacle attributes where each movement pattern defines one or more movement parameters of the automated vehicle, selecting one of the movement patterns estimated to reduce a cost of damage to the automated vehicle and/or to the one or more vegetation obstacles, and outputting instructions for operating the automated vehicle to move through the vegetation obstacle(s) according to the selected movement pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram SHMUELI, Alon ASCHER, Ben ALFI, Shmuel UR
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Publication number: 20220157183Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for automatically operating autonomous vehicles to accomplish a coverage task by receiving a plurality of task parameters defining a coverage task in a certain geographical area, calculating and outputting instructions for operating first autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the certain geographical area according to a first movement path computed according to operational parameters of the first autonomous vehicle with respect to the task parameters, identifying uncovered segment(s) in the certain geographical area by analyzing coverage of the certain geographical, and calculating and outputting instructions for operating second autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the uncovered segment(s) according to a second movement path computed according to operational parameters of the second autonomous vehicle. The first autonomous vehicle(s) and the second autonomous vehicle(s) are selected to optimally accomplish the coverage task.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram SHMUELI, Alon ASCHER, Ben ALFI, Shmuel UR
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Patent number: 11282401Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for automatically operating autonomous vehicles to accomplish a coverage task by receiving a plurality of task parameters defining a coverage task in a certain geographical area, calculating and outputting instructions for operating first autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the certain geographical area according to a first movement path computed according to operational parameters of the first autonomous vehicle with respect to the task parameters, identifying uncovered segment(s) in the certain geographical area by analyzing coverage of the certain geographical, and calculating and outputting instructions for operating second autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the uncovered segment(s) according to a second movement path computed according to operational parameters of the second autonomous vehicle. The first autonomous vehicle(s) and the second autonomous vehicle(s) are selected to optimally accomplish the coverage task.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram Shmueli, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur
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Publication number: 20210374438Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for automatically evaluating detection accuracy of dynamic objects by equipment under test, comprising receiving a first record generated by an evaluated equipment under test and a second record generated by a validated reference equipment both deployed in a vehicle, the first record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the evaluated equipment and the second record comprising a plurality of attributes of dynamic object(s) detected by the reference equipment, correlating between dynamic object(s) detected by both the evaluated equipment and the reference equipment according to matching spatial and temporal attributes of the dynamic object(s) in the first record and in the second record, analyzing at least some of the attributes of the respective dynamic object in the first record compared to the second record, and outputting an indication of differences identified between the first record and the second record.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram SHMUELI, Alon ASCHER, Ben ALFI, Shmuel UR
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Publication number: 20210295724Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for automatically operating autonomous vehicles to accomplish a coverage task by receiving a plurality of task parameters defining a coverage task in a certain geographical area, calculating and outputting instructions for operating first autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the certain geographical area according to a first movement path computed according to operational parameters of the first autonomous vehicle with respect to the task parameters, identifying uncovered segment(s) in the certain geographical area by analyzing coverage of the certain geographical, and calculating and outputting instructions for operating second autonomous vehicle(s) to cover the uncovered segment(s) according to a second movement path computed according to operational parameters of the second autonomous vehicle. The first autonomous vehicle(s) and the second autonomous vehicle(s) are selected to optimally accomplish the coverage task.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Blue White Robotics LtdInventors: Aviram SHMUELI, Alon Ascher, Ben Alfi, Shmuel Ur