US Patent Application 18030912. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR NAVIGATION AND MAP GENERATION WITHIN A VISUALLY OBSCURED ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR NAVIGATION AND MAP GENERATION WITHIN A VISUALLY OBSCURED ENVIRONMENT

Organization Name

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor(s)

John M. Kruse of Minneapolis MN (US)

Elisa J. Collins of Oakdale MN (US)

Nicholas T. Gabriel of Grand Rapids MN (US)

Richard J. Sabacinski of Charlotte NC (US)

Darin K, Thompson of Huntersville NC (US)

Adam C. Nyland of St. Paul MN (US)

Samuel J. Fahey of Woodbury MN (US)

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR NAVIGATION AND MAP GENERATION WITHIN A VISUALLY OBSCURED ENVIRONMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18030912 titled 'PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR NAVIGATION AND MAP GENERATION WITHIN A VISUALLY OBSCURED ENVIRONMENT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system that includes personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by an agent. The PPE has a sensor assembly with a radar device, a microphone, and an inertial measurement device.

• The PPE captures radar data, speech input, and inertial data from the agent.
• A computing device processes the sensor data to generate pose data, which includes the agent's location and orientation over time.
• The speech input is processed to identify an item of interest in the environment where the PPE is used.
• The computing device also creates mapping information for the environment, marking the item of interest based on the processed speech input.

Original Abstract Submitted

A system includes a personal protective equipment (PPE) configured to be worn by an agent. The PPE includes a sensor assembly comprising a radar device configured to generate radar data, a microphone configured to capture speech input from the agent, and an inertial measurement device configured to generate inertial data. The system includes a computing device configured to: process sensor data from the sensor assembly, the sensor data including at least the radar data and the inertial data, to generate pose data of the agent based on the processed sensor data, the pose data including a location and an orientation of the agent as a function of time, to process the speech input to identify an item of interest in an environment in which the PPE is deployed, and to form mapping information for the environment with the item of interest being marked, based on the processed speech input.