- Patent Title: Method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot
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Application No.: US11671305Application Date: 2007-02-05
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Publication No.: US08396592B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Joseph L. Jones , Philip R. Mass
- Applicant: Joseph L. Jones , Philip R. Mass
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B25J19/02
- IPC: B25J19/02 ; B25J5/00 ; G05B19/19
Abstract:
A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as spiraling (45), or other modes are also used to increase effectiveness. In addition, a behavior based architecture is used to implement the control system, and various escape behaviors are used to ensure full coverage.
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- US20070213892A1 Method and System for Multi-Mode Coverage For An Autonomous Robot Public/Granted day:2007-09-13
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