Patents by Inventor Anant Sakharkar

Anant Sakharkar 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).

  • 3-D image system for vehicle control
    Patent number: 11960295
    Abstract: A control system uses visual odometry (VO) data to identify a position of the vehicle while moving along a path next to the row and to detect the vehicle reaching an end of the row. The control system can also use the VO image to turn the vehicle around from a first position at the end of the row to a second position at a start of another row. The control system may detect an end of row based on 3-D image data, VO data, and GNSS data. The control system also may adjust the VO data so the end of row detected from the VO data corresponds with the end of row location identified with the GNSS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertboelle Madsen, Anant Sakharkar
  • 3-D IMAGE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220155794
    Abstract: A control system uses visual odometry (VO) data to identify a position of the vehicle while moving along a path next to the row and to detect the vehicle reaching an end of the row. The control system can also use the VO image to turn the vehicle around from a first position at the end of the row to a second position at a start of another row. The control system may detect an end of row based on 3-D image data, VO data, and GNSS data. The control system also may adjust the VO data so the end of row detected from the VO data corresponds with the end of row location identified with the GNSS data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertboelle MADSEN, Anant SAKHARKAR
  • 3-d image system for vehicle control
    Patent number: 11269346
    Abstract: A control system uses visual odometry (VO) data to identify a position of the vehicle while moving along a path next to the row and to detect the vehicle reaching an end of the row. The control system can also use the VO image to turn the vehicle around from a first position at the end of the row to a second position at a start of another row. The control system may detect an end of row based on 3-D image data, VO data, and GNSS data. The control system also may adjust the VO data so the end of row detected from the VO data corresponds with the end of row location identified with the GNSS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertboelle Madsen, Anant Sakharkar
  • Using optical sensors to resolve vehicle heading issues
    Patent number: 10579068
    Abstract: A control system fuses different sensor data together to determine an orientation of a vehicle. The control system receives visual heading data for the vehicle from a camera system, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) heading data from a GNSS system, and inertial measurement unit (IMU) heading data from an IMU. The control system may assign weights to the visual, GNSS, and IMU heading data based on operating conditions of the vehicle that can vary accuracy associated with the different visual, GNSS, and IMU data. The control system then uses the weighted visual, GNSS, and IMU data to determine a more accurate vehicle heading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertbolle Madsen, Glen Sapilewski, Anant Sakharkar, Jean-Marie Eichner, Steven J. Dumble
  • 3-D IMAGE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180373264
    Abstract: A control system uses visual odometry (VO) data to identify a position of the vehicle while moving along a path next to the row and to detect the vehicle reaching an end of the row. The control system can also use the VO image to turn the vehicle around from a first position at the end of the row to a second position at a start of another row. The control system may detect an end of row based on 3-D image data, VO data, and GNSS data. The control system also may adjust the VO data so the end of row detected from the VO data corresponds with the end of row location identified with the GNSS data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertboelle MADSEN, Anant Sakharkar
  • USING OPTICAL SENSORS TO RESOLVE VEHICLE HEADING ISSUES
    Publication number: 20180095476
    Abstract: A control system fuses different sensor data together to determine an orientation of a vehicle. The control system receives visual heading data for the vehicle from a camera system, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) heading data from a GNSS system, and inertial measurement unit (IMU) heading data from an IMU. The control system may assign weights to the visual, GNSS, and IMU heading data based on operating conditions of the vehicle that can vary accuracy associated with the different visual, GNSS, and IMU data. The control system then uses the weighted visual, GNSS, and IMU data to determine a more accurate vehicle heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: AGJUNCTION LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Ertbolle Madsen, Glen Sapilewski, Anant Sakharkar, Jean-Marie Eichner, Steven J. Dumble