Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous provision replenishment are disclosed. Parts used in a manufacturing process are stored in an intermediate stock queue. When the parts are consumed by the manufacturing process and the number of parts in the queue falls below a threshold, a provision-replenishment signal is generated. One or more self-driving material-transport vehicles, a fleet-management system, and a provision-notification device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 5, 2021
Assignee:
CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.
Inventors:
Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Simon Drexler, Roydyn Clayton