Patents Assigned to May Mobility, Inc.
  • Multi-perspective system and method for behavioral policy selection by an autonomous agent
    Patent number: 10962975
    Abstract: A system and a method for autonomous decisioning and operation by an autonomous agent includes: collecting decisioning data including: collecting a first stream of data includes observation data obtained by onboard sensors of the autonomous agent, wherein each of the onboard sensors is physically arranged on the autonomous agent; collecting a second stream of data includes observation data obtained by offboard infrastructure devices, the offboard infrastructure devices being arranged geographically remote from and in an operating environment of the autonomous agent; implementing a decisioning data buffer that includes the first stream of data from the onboard sensors and the second stream of data from the offboard sensors; generating current state data; generating/estimating intent data for each of one or more agents within the operating environment of the autonomous agent; identifying a plurality of candidate behavioral policies; and selecting and executing at least one of the plurality of candidate behavior
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: May Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Vozar, Edwin Olson, Tom Voorheis
  • Systems and methods for implementing multimodal safety operations with an autonomous agent
    Patent number: 10803745
    Abstract: A system and method includes an autonomous agent having a communication interface that enables the autonomous agent to communicate with a plurality of infrastructure sensing devices; a plurality of distinct health monitors that monitor distinct operational aspects of the autonomous agent; an autonomous state machine that computes a plurality of allowed operating states of the autonomous agent based on inputs from the plurality of distinct health monitors; a plurality of distinct autonomous controllers that generate a plurality of distinct autonomous control instructions; and an arbiter of autonomous control instructions that: collects, as a first input, the plurality of autonomous control instructions generated by each of the plurality of distinct autonomous controllers; collects, as a second input, data relating to the plurality of allowed operating state of the autonomous agent; and selectively enables only a subset of the autonomous control instructions to pass to driving components of the autonomous agent
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: May Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Vozar, Edwin Olson, Sean M. Messenger, Collin Johnson
  • Systems and methods for implementing multimodal safety operations with an autonomous agent
    Patent number: 10614709
    Abstract: A system and method includes an autonomous agent having a communication interface that enables the autonomous agent to communicate with a plurality of infrastructure sensing devices; a plurality of distinct health monitors that monitor distinct operational aspects of the autonomous agent; an autonomous state machine that computes a plurality of allowed operating states of the autonomous agent based on inputs from the plurality of distinct health monitors; a plurality of distinct autonomous controllers that generate a plurality of distinct autonomous control instructions; and an arbiter of autonomous control instructions that: collects, as a first input, the plurality of autonomous control instructions generated by each of the plurality of distinct autonomous controllers; collects, as a second input, data relating to the plurality of allowed operating state of the autonomous agent; and selectively enables only a subset of the autonomous control instructions to pass to driving components of the autonomous agent
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: May Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Vozar, Edwin Olson, Sean M. Messenger, Collin Johnson
  • Multi-perspective system and method for behavioral policy selection by an autonomous agent
    Patent number: 10564641
    Abstract: A system and a method for autonomous decisioning and operation by an autonomous agent includes: collecting decisioning data including: collecting a first stream of data includes observation data obtained by onboard sensors of the autonomous agent, wherein each of the onboard sensors is physically arranged on the autonomous agent; collecting a second stream of data includes observation data obtained by offboard infrastructure devices, the offboard infrastructure devices being arranged geographically remote from and in an operating environment of the autonomous agent; implementing a decisioning data buffer that includes the first stream of data from the onboard sensors and the second stream of data from the offboard sensors; generating current state data; generating/estimating intent data for each of one or more agents within the operating environment of the autonomous agent; identifying a plurality of candidate behavioral policies; and selecting and executing at least one of the plurality of candidate behavior
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: May Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Vozar, Edwin Olson, Tom Voorheis