Patents by Inventor Steven John Scheding

Steven John Scheding 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).

  • Method and apparatus for coordinating multiple cooperative vehicle trajectories on shared road networks
    Patent number: 12051325
    Abstract: A vehicle coordination system is provided for coordinating the trajectories of vehicles on a road network. The vehicle coordination system comprises a plurality of vehicles each having respective vehicle position tracking assemblies that are in communication with respective vehicle communication systems for transmitting vehicle state messages including positions of the vehicles. A task assignment allocator is provided that is arranged to generate task assignments for each of the plurality of vehicles, including destinations in the road network for the vehicles. A vehicle coordination assembly is in communication with the vehicle communication systems via a data network for receiving the vehicle state messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Gun, Andrew John Hill, Robin Vujanic, Steven John Scheding
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COORDINATING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES ON SHARED ROAD NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20230230475
    Abstract: A vehicle coordination system is provided for coordinating the trajectories of vehicles on a road network. The vehicle coordination system comprises a plurality of vehicles each having respective vehicle position tracking assemblies that are in communication with respective vehicle communication systems for transmitting vehicle state messages including positions of the vehicles. A task assignment allocator is provided that is arranged to generate task assignments for each of the plurality of vehicles, including destinations in the road network for the vehicles. A vehicle coordination assembly is in communication with the vehicle communication systems via a data network for receiving the vehicle state messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Gun, Andrew John Hill, Robin Vujanic, Steven John Scheding
  • Miner guidance using laser and image analysis
    Patent number: 6203111
    Abstract: A mining machine comprising a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends, the vehicle body being movable along a mine floor, a cutter head mounted on the forward end of the vehicle body, and a position sensing and control apparatus including first and second generally vertical, generally parallel surfaces on the vehicle body, an off-board light source emitting a light beam that strikes the surfaces, an imaging device for imaging both of the plates in a single image, and a computer receiving the single image from the camera, the computer using the single image to determine at least one of the roll, yaw and lateral offset of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Inventors: Mark Ollis, Steven John Scheding, Christopher C. Fromme, Jorgen Pederson, John Bares, Herman Herman, Anthony J. Stentz, David K. Herdle, Frank Higgins, Bryan G. Campbell