Patent ID: 11934192
Assignee: BUILT ROBOTICS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated route is an unobstructed route, the method further comprising:
responsive to determining that the resource cost of the generated route is not the lowest considered resource cost for navigating between the start point and the end point, generating an obstructed route between the start point and the end point, the obstructed route comprising instructions for navigating the AV through obstacles between the start point and the end point and instructions for removing the obstacles between the start point and the end point;
performing the operation that applies the cost function to the obstructed route to determine a resource cost of the obstructed route; and
responsive to determining that the resource cost of the obstructed route is less than the resource cost of the generated route, navigating the AV along the obstructed route from the start point to the end point.