公开(公告)号：AU364706S

公开(公告)日：2015-10-14

申请号：AU201514031

申请日：2015-08-06

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Abstract: Newness and distinctiveness is claimed in the visual features shown in solid lines in the representations. The broken lines illustrate environmental features that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：GB2505128C

公开(公告)日：2015-07-15

申请号：GB201320896

申请日：2012-04-30

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： GILBERT DUANE LEIGH JR ,  BURSAL FARUK HALIL ,  THERRIEN RICHARD JOSEPH ,  MORIN RUSSELL WALTER

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot comprising: a chassis; a drive system mounted to the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface; and a cleaning assembly mounted on the chassis, the cleaning assembly comprising: a roller housing (380); a first roller (110, 310) rotatably mounted to the roller housing (380) and defining a first longitudinal axis and being rotatable about the first longitudinal axis in a first direction; a second roller (120, 320) rotatably mounted to the roller housing (380) rearward of and substantially parallel to the first roller (110, 310), the second roller (120, 320) defining a second longitudinal axis and being rotatable about the second longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite of the first direction; wherein the second roller (120, 320) is spaced from the first roller (110, 310) to form an air gap therebetween; and wherein the first and the second rollers (110, 120, 310, 320) are each resiliently compressible to allow passage of an object having a dimension larger than the air gap between the first and second rollers (110, 120, 310, 320).

公开(公告)号：AU2013368461B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：AU2013368461

申请日：2013-08-29

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JOHNSON JOSEPH ,  MORSE CHRISTOPHER ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS

Abstract: A mobile robot (100) that includes a robot body (110) having a forward drive direction (F), a drive system (120) supporting the robot body, and a robot controller (150) in communication with the drive system. The robot also includes a bumper (130) movably supported by a forward portion (112) of the robot body and an obstacle sensor system (400) disposed on the bumper. The obstacle sensor system includes at least one contact sensor (420) disposed on the bumper, at least one proximity sensor (410) disposed on the bumper and an auxiliary circuit board (450) disposed on the bumper and in communication with the at least one contact sensor, the at least one proximity sensor, and the robot controller.

公开(公告)号：CA3129679A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：CA3129679

申请日：2014-10-24

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  CASE JAMES PHILLIP

IPC: A47L11/284 ,  A47L11/03 ,  A47L11/12 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/18 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a body (110) defining a forward drive direction (F), a drive system (120), a cleaning system (160), and a controller (150) in communication with the drive and cleaning systems. The cleaning system includes a pad holder (190) having a bottom surface (194b) for receiving a cleaning pad (400), and a fluid applicator (162) configured to apply fluid (172) to the floor surface (10). The controller controls the drive system and the fluid applicator while executing a cleaning routing. The cleaning routine includes applying fluid to a floor surface area substantially equal to a footprint area (AF) of the robot and returning the robot to the floor surface area in a movement pattern that moves a center (P) and lateral edges (Pand P) of the cleaning pad separately through the floor surface area to moisten the cleaning pad with the applied fluid.

公开(公告)号：AU2015202318A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：AU2015202318

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： EADE ETHAN ,  MUNICH MARIO E ,  FONG PHILIP

IPC: G08G1/123

Abstract: H:\dxl\Intrwovn\NRPortbl\DCC\DXL\7745724_I.docx-1/05/2015 A method for navigating a mobile system, the method implemented on one or more computer systems, comprising the steps of: creating landmarks in a mobile device by: finding inlier matches by camera motion and epipolar geometry; refining camera motion using inlier matches; determining if sufficient inliers exist; determining if a tolerance has been reached; adjusting a tolerance based on the determination that a tolerance has been reached; and returning inliers and camera motion as a new landmark. WO 20 12/040644 PCT/US201 11053122

公开(公告)号：AU2015202316A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：AU2015202316

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： EADE ETHAN ,  MUNICH MARIO E ,  FONG PHILIP

IPC: G08G1/123

Abstract: H:\dxl\Intrwovn\NRPortbl\DCC\DXL\7744432_I.docx-1/05/2015 A method for navigating a mobile system, the method implemented on one or more computer systems, comprising the steps of: matching landmarks in a mobile device by: retrieving features from a global database; ranking landmarks by visual similarity; selecting a plurality of candidate landmarks; for each of the plurality of candidate landmarks: retrieving features in a local database; performing pose estimation; performing bundle adjustment; and determining an observation pose and covariance; selecting the best candidate as the matching landmark. WO 20 12/040644 PCT/US201 11053122

公开(公告)号：AU2011289866B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-09

申请号：AU2011289866

申请日：2011-05-12

Applicant: ALLIS DANIEL ,  PACK ROBERT TODD ,  IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  ALLIS DANIEL

IPC: G05D1/00

Abstract: A system increases an operator's situational awareness while the operator controls a remote vehicle. The system comprises an operator control unit having a point-and-click interface configured to allow the operator to view an environment surrounding the remote vehicle and control the remote vehicle, and a payload attached to the remote vehicle and in communication with at least one of the remote vehicle and the operator control unit. The payload comprises an integrated sensor suite including GPS, an inertial measurement unit, a stereo vision camera, and a range sensor, and a computational module receiving data from the GPS, the inertial measurement unit, the stereo vision camera, and the range sensor and providing data to a CPU including at least one of an autonomous behavior and a semi-autonomous behavior that utilize data from the integrated sensor suite.

公开(公告)号：AU2013327774A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：AU2013327774

申请日：2013-09-23

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： FONG PHILIP ,  EADE ETHAN ,  MUNICH MARIO E

IPC: G06F19/00

Abstract: A system and method for mapping parameter data acquired by a robot mapping system is disclosed. Parameter data characterizing the environment is collected while the robot localizes itself within the environment using landmarks. Parameter data is recorded in a plurality of local grids, i.e., sub-maps associated with the robot position and orientation when the data was collected. The robot is configured to generate new grids or reuse existing grids depending on the robot's current pose, the pose associated with other grids, and the uncertainty of these relative pose estimates. The pose estimates associated with the grids are updated over time as the robot refines its estimates of the locations of landmarks from which determines its pose in the environment. Occupancy maps or other global parameter maps may be generated by rendering local grids into a comprehensive map indicating the parameter data in a global reference frame extending the dimensions of the environment.

公开(公告)号：AU2013270671A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：AU2013270671

申请日：2013-06-07

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： GOEL DHIRAJ ,  EADE ETHAN ,  FONG PHILIP ,  MUNICH MARIO E

IPC: B25J19/04 ,  A47L11/32 ,  B25J5/00

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for carpet drift estimation are disclosed. In certain implementations, a robotic device includes an actuator system to move the body across a surface. A first set of sensors can sense an actuation characteristic of the actuator system. For example, the first set of sensors can include odometry sensors for sensing wheel rotations of the actuator system. A second set of sensors can sense a motion characteristic of the body. The first set of sensors may be a different type of sensor than the second set of sensors. A controller can estimate carpet drift based at least on the actuation characteristic sensed by the first set of sensors and the motion characteristic sensed by the second set of sensors.

公开(公告)号：CA158271S

公开(公告)日：2014-09-26

申请号：CA158271

申请日：2013-11-27

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Abstract: The design is the visual features of the VACUUM ROLLER shown in the drawings, whether those features are features of shape, configuration, ornament or pattern, or a combination of any of those features.The portions of the article shown in stippled lines do not form part of the design.Drawings of the design are enclosed, in which:FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the VACUUM ROLLER;FIGURE 2 is a top view of the VACUUM ROLLER;FIGURE 3 is a front view of the VACUUM ROLLER;FIGURE 4 is a back view of the VACUUM ROLLER;FIGURE 5 is a bottom view of the VACUUM ROLLER;FIGURE 6 is an enlarged left side view of the VACUUM ROLLER; andFIGURE 7 is an enlarged right side view of the VACUUM ROLLER.