Patents by Inventor Bryan Everett

Bryan Everett 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).

  • Stabilization based path planning
    Patent number: 9970767
    Abstract: A method for controlling a mining truck travelling on a work site is disclosed. The method includes receiving payload information associated with a payload carried in a bed of the mining truck from sensors associated with the mining truck. The method further includes determining an imbalance of the payload based on the payload information. The method further includes receiving positioning data associated with the work site from a positioning system and determining an approaching terrain of the work site based on the positioning data. The method further includes planning a path for the mining truck based on the imbalance and the approaching terrain and controlling the mining truck based on the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Humphrey, Andrew J. Vitale, Joshua Struble, Bryan Everett
  • STABILIZATION BASED PATH PLANNING
    Publication number: 20170084171
    Abstract: A method for controlling a mining truck travelling on a work site is disclosed. The method includes receiving payload information associated with a payload carried in a bed of the mining truck from sensors associated with the mining truck. The method further includes determining an imbalance of the payload based on the payload information. The method further includes receiving positioning data associated with the work site from a positioning system and determining an approaching terrain of the work site based on the positioning data. The method further includes planning a path for the mining truck based on the imbalance and the approaching terrain and controlling the mining truck based on the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Humphrey, Andrew J. Vitale, Joshua Struble, Bryan Everett