Patents by Inventor Aniruddha SINGHAL
Aniruddha SINGHAL 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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Publication number: 20240070900Abstract: A fully automated and reliable picking of a diverse range of unseen objects in clutter is a challenging problem. The present disclosure provides an optimum grasp pose selection to pick an object from a bin. Initially, the system receives an input image pertaining to a surface. Further, a plurality of sampled grasp poses are generated in a random configuration. Further, a depth difference value is computed for each of a plurality of pixels corresponding to each of the plurality of sampled grasp poses. Further, a binary map is generated for each of the plurality of sampled grasp poses and a plurality of subregions are obtained. Further, a plurality of feasible grasp poses are selected based on the plurality of subregions and a plurality of conditions. Further, the plurality of feasible grasp poses are refined and an optimum grasp pose is obtained based on a Grasp Quality Score (GQS).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Vipul Ashok SANAP, Aniruddha SINGHAL, Laxmidhar BEHERA, Rajesh SINHA
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Patent number: 11861506Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to automated packing of objects, and, more particularly, to a method and system for packing products with increased efficiency across packaging levels. While conventional methods of improving packaging efficiency focus on only one of the multiple levels in the packaging process, most commonly the tertiary level, the present disclosure attempts increasing packaging efficiency across packaging levels. Embodiments of present disclosure achieves increased efficiency across packaging levels by identifying standard size of secondary packages for packing a plurality of primary packages, packing the secondary packages within tertiary packages using a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) optimization model based on packing heuristics, and providing a feedback between tertiary and secondary packaging levels to identify standard secondary packages which can pack the primary packages with higher packing efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Aniruddha Singhal, Ankush Ojha, Supratim Ghosh, Rajesh Sinha
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Publication number: 20230124552Abstract: Online 3-dimensional bin packing problem (O3D-BPP) is getting renewed prominence due to the industrial automation brought by Industry 4.0. However, due to limited attention in the past and its challenging nature, a good approximate technique is in scarcity as compared to 1D or 2D problems. Present disclosure provides system and method that considers real-time O3D-BPP of cuboidal boxes with partial information (look-ahead) in an automated robotic sorting center. System presents two rolling-horizon mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) cum-heuristic based algorithms wherein a framework is provided that adapts and improves performance of BP heuristics by utilizing information in an online setting with look-ahead.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Chayan SARKAR, Marichi AGARWAL, Aniruddha SINGHAL, Rajesh SINHA, Ankush OJHA, Supratim GHOSH
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Patent number: 11427409Abstract: Embodiments herein provide automated bin packing of heterogeneous objects to fill maximum number of objects in an available bin space in an efficient manner. Conventional methods are less efficient in packing heterogeneous objects in a space and time efficient manner. The apparatus receives a plurality of 3D objects through a primary conveyor and diverts each of the plurality of 3D objects to an identified cuboidal bin through a corresponding secondary conveyor. Each of the plurality of 3D objects are diverted based on a tracking code associated with each of the plurality of 3D objects and a computed available bin space of the identified cuboidal bin corresponding to each of the plurality of 3D objects. Here the available bin space is computed based on a bin space information received from a corresponding bin vision sensor and a corresponding state space of the identified cuboidal bin.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Venkat Raju Chintalapalli Patta, Aniruddha Singhal, Venkatesh Prasad Bangalore Srinivas, Aditya Jain
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Patent number: 11318610Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a robotic gripper to hold a writing and object creation device for writing and object creation. The robotic gripper includes clamping unit, spring loaded slider unit and outer housing unit. The clamping unit include a finger collet with three or more flexible finger positions equispaced within 360 degrees with two areas of contact on each finger in front part for firm gripping. The spring loaded slider unit include a middle housing to transfer a force from the writing and object creation device to a force sensitive resistor (FSR). A micro actuator induces a required force to the writing and object creation device based on feedback from the force sensitive resistor. The middle housing includes a plunger shaft connected with a preload spring. The outer housing unit configured to hold a micro actuator, cotter pins, locator pins to the micro actuator, and a push pull key.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Venkatesh Prasad Bangalore Srinivas, Aniruddha Singhal
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Publication number: 20210403249Abstract: Embodiments herein provide automated bin packing of heterogeneous objects to fill maximum number of objects in an available bin space in an efficient manner. Conventional methods are less efficient in packing heterogeneous objects in a space and time efficient manner. The apparatus receives a plurality of 3D objects through a primary conveyor and diverts each of the plurality of 3D objects to an identified cuboidal bin through a corresponding secondary conveyor. Each of the plurality of 3D objects are diverted based on a tracking code associated with each of the plurality of 3D objects and a computed available bin space of the identified cuboidal bin corresponding to each of the plurality of 3D objects. Here the available bin space is computed based on a bin space information received from a corresponding bin vision sensor and a corresponding state space of the identified cuboidal bin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: VENKAT RAJU CHINTALAPALLI PATTA, Aniruddha SINGHAL, Venkatesh Prasad BANGALORE SRINIVAS, Aditya JAIN
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Publication number: 20210374654Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to automated packing of objects, and, more particularly, to a method and system for packing products with increased efficiency across packaging levels. While conventional methods of improving packaging efficiency focus on only one of the multiple levels in the packaging process, most commonly the tertiary level, the present disclosure attempts increasing packaging efficiency across packaging levels. Embodiments of present disclosure achieves increased efficiency across packaging levels by identifying standard size of secondary packages for packing a plurality of primary packages, packing the secondary packages within tertiary packages using a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) optimization model based on packing heuristics, and providing a feedback between tertiary and secondary packaging levels to identify standard secondary packages which can pack the primary packages with higher packing efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Aniruddha SINGHAL, Ankush OJHA, Supratim GHOSH, Rajesh SINHA
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Publication number: 20210253376Abstract: State of the art automated bin packing systems fail to handle dynamic scenarios in which information on dimensions of objects to be loaded is not available in advance. These systems also fail to consider capabilities of robots used for the automated packing of objects/bins. The disclosure herein generally relates to automated bin packing, and, more particularly, to a system and method for autonomous multi-bin parcel loading system. The system handles an online object packing in which information on dimensions of objects to be loaded is not available in advance. The system is also configured to consider capabilities of one or more robots used for loading objects to containers, while generating recommendations for object packing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Aniruddha SINGHAL, Harshad KHADILKAR, Venkat Raju CHINTALAPALLI PATTA, Deepak RAINA, Venkatesh Srinivas PRASAD, Shivam THUKRAL, Rajesh SINHA, Richa VERMA
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Publication number: 20210220992Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a robotic gripper to hold a writing and object creation device for writing and object creation. The robotic gripper includes clamping unit, spring loaded slider unit and outer housing unit. The clamping unit include a finger collet with three or more flexible finger positions equispaced within 360 degrees with two areas of contact on each finger in front part for firm gripping. The spring loaded slider unit include a middle housing to transfer a force from the writing and object creation device to a force sensitive resistor (FSR). A micro actuator induces a required force to the writing and object creation device based on feedback from the force sensitive resistor. The middle housing includes a plunger shaft connected with a preload spring. The outer housing unit configured to hold a micro actuator, cotter pins, locator pins to the micro actuator, and a push pull key.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Venkatesh Prasad BANGALORE SRINIVAS, Aniruddha SINGHAL