Patents by Inventor Nicholas David Carlevaris-Bianco

Nicholas David Carlevaris-Bianco 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).

  • Parallel and failover autonomy systems
    Patent number: 11370454
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is operated using a main autonomy system that analyzes data collected by a sensor system of the autonomous vehicle to determine a trajectory of travel of the autonomous vehicle, and wherein the main autonomy system provides instructions to a propulsion system of the autonomous vehicle to cause the propulsion system to navigate the autonomous vehicle according to the trajectory. In response to determining that navigating the autonomous vehicle according to the trajectory is likely to result in collision, instructions are provided from a parallel autonomy system to the propulsion system to cause the autonomous vehicle to avoid collision. In response to detecting a fault in the main autonomy system, control of the propulsion system is provided from the main autonomy system to a failover autonomy system, wherein the failover autonomy system is configured to override the propulsion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jeremy Sarett, Ryan Keating, Nicholas David Carlevaris-Bianco, Pratik Agarwal, David Ian Ferguson
  • PARALLEL AND FAILOVER AUTONOMY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210094589
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is operated using a main autonomy system that analyzes data collected by a sensor system of the autonomous vehicle to determine a trajectory of travel of the autonomous vehicle, and wherein the main autonomy system provides instructions to a propulsion system of the autonomous vehicle to cause the propulsion system to navigate the autonomous vehicle according to the trajectory. In response to determining that navigating the autonomous vehicle according to the trajectory is likely to result in collision, instructions are provided from a parallel autonomy system to the propulsion system to cause the autonomous vehicle to avoid collision. In response to detecting a fault in the main autonomy system, control of the propulsion system is provided from the main autonomy system to a failover autonomy system, wherein the failover autonomy system is configured to override the propulsion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Jeremy Sarett, Ryan Keating, Nicholas David Carlevaris-Bianco, Pratik Agarwal, David Ian Ferguson