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公开(公告)号:GB2527207A
公开(公告)日:2015-12-16
申请号:GB201510218
申请日:2011-05-06
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , WONG CHEUK WAH , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , WON CHIKYUNG , CHIAPPETTA MARK , KEARNS JUSTIN H , TAKA ORJETA , PACK ROBERT TODD , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , VICENTI JASPER FOURWAYS
Abstract: A mobile robot 100 comprises a drive system 200, a controller 500 in communication with the drive system 200 and a volumetric point cloud imaging device 450, 450a, 450b supported above the drive system 200 at a height of greater than about one foot (30cm) above the ground and directed to be capable of obtaining a point cloud (3320 fig. 33E) from a volume of space (10a fig. 33E) that includes a floor plane (3332 fig. 33E) in a direction of movement of the mobile robot 100. The controller 500 receives point cloud signals from the imaging device 450, 450a. 450b and issues drive commands to the drive system 200 based at least in part on the received point cloud signals. The imaging device 450, 450a, 450b comprises first and second portions 450a, 450b respectively arranged to emit light substantially onto the ground and into a scene 10 substantially above the ground and respectively to receive reflections of the emitted light from the ground and reflections of the emitted light from the scene 10 about the robot 100.
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公开(公告)号:AU2015224421A1
公开(公告)日:2015-10-01
申请号:AU2015224421
申请日:2015-09-09
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , CHIAPPETTA MARK , SCHNITTMAN MARK , PASTORE ANDREW
Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a robot body (110) supported by a drive system (120) configured to maneuver the robot over a floor surface (10). The robot also includes a cleaning system (160) supported by the robot body, an imaging sensor 5 (510) disposed on the robot body, and a controller (150) in communication with the drive system and the imaging sensor. The controller receives a sequence of images (514b) of the floor surface. The controller segments each image into color blobs (23) by color quantizing pixels (514) of the image, determines a spatial distribution of each color of the image based on corresponding pixel locations (517), and identifies areas of the image 10 having a threshold spatial distribution for that color. The controller then tracks a location (12a) of the color blobs with respect to the imaging sensor across the sequence of images.
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公开(公告)号:AU2011352997A1
公开(公告)日:2013-07-11
申请号:AU2011352997
申请日:2011-11-09
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: WONG CHEUK WAH , RAUHUT EBEN , BENSON JN BRIAN C , LYDON PETER J , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , WON CHIKYUNG , CHIAPPETTA MARK , KEARNS JUSTIN H , TAKA ORJETA , PACK ROBERT TODD , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , VICENTI JASPER FOURWAYS
IPC: G05D1/02
Abstract: A mobile robot (100) including a drive system (200) having a forward drive direction (F), a controller (500) in communication with the drive system, and a volumetric point cloud imaging device (450) supported above the drive system and directed to be capable of obtaining a point cloud from a volume of space that includes a floor plane (5) in a direction of movement of the mobile robot. A dead zone sensor (490) has a detection field (492) arranged to detect an object in a volume of space (453) undetectable by the volumetric point cloud imaging device. The controller receives point cloud signals from the imaging device and detection signals from the dead zone sensor and issues drive commands to the drive system based at least in part on the received point cloud and detection signals.
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公开(公告)号:CA2800372A1
公开(公告)日:2011-11-24
申请号:CA2800372
申请日:2011-05-06
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: ANGLE COLIN , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , WON CHIKYUNG , CHIAPPETTA MARK
Abstract: A human interface robot (100) that includes a controller (500), a camera (320, 320a, 320b, 450, 450a, 450b) in communication with the controller, and a display (310, 310a, 310b, 312) in communication with the controller. The controller displays received image data on the display as an image (1602), identifies at least one shape (1610, 1610a, 1610b) in the image, and displays a shape specific label (1620) on the image at least near the shape.
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公开(公告)号:AU2015218522A1
公开(公告)日:2015-09-17
申请号:AU2015218522
申请日:2015-08-28
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: PACK ROBERT TODD , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , WON CHIKYUNG , SHAMLIAN STEVE V , CHIAPPETTA MARK
IPC: G05D1/02
Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in 5 communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service. 1600,1600a 1605 1603 Cloud -, t Storage Portal M Dta 16 5 Content 3D Map Cloud |Classifier 1607 1 Model Map Dt OV Apps1610 310 [p~ Robot
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公开(公告)号:GB2519433B
公开(公告)日:2015-07-01
申请号:GB201416267
申请日:2011-11-16
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: PACK ROBERT TODD , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , WON CHIKYUNG , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , CHIAPPETTA MARK , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , HALLORAN MICHAEL
IPC: G06T7/00
Abstract: A method of operating a mobile robot (100), the method comprising: maneuvering the robot (100) about a scene (10); emitting light onto the scene (10) about the robot (100); capturing images of the scene (10) along a drive direction (F) of the robot (100), the images comprising at least one of (a) a three-dimensional depth image, (b) an active illumination image, and (c) an ambient illumination image; receiving sensor data (1601) indicative of the scene (10), the sensor data (1601) comprising the images; communicating the sensor data (1601) to a cloud computing service (1620) that processes the received sensor data (1601) and communicates a process resultant (1607, 1609) to the robot (100), the process resultant (1607, 1609) comprising a map (1607) or a model (1609) of the scene (10); and maneuvering the robot (100) in the scene (10) based on the received process resultant (1607, 1609).
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公开(公告)号:AU2013263851B2
公开(公告)日:2015-05-28
申请号:AU2013263851
申请日:2013-11-29
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: PACK ROBERT TODD , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , WON CHIKYUNG , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , CHIAPPETTA MARK
IPC: G05D1/02
Abstract: A robot system (1600) includes a mobile robot (100) having a controller (500) executing a control system (510) for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service (1620) in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote 5 computing device (310) in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service. 11600,1600a 1605 1603 Cloud -- , ~Storage Pra S Data 1625 Potl Content 3D Map Cloud/clasfi 1607 1 Model Map Dt Device Apps Robot
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公开(公告)号:AU2013338354A1
公开(公告)日:2014-10-16
申请号:AU2013338354
申请日:2013-10-17
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , CHIAPPETTA MARK , SCHNITTMAN MARK , PASTORE ANDREW
Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot (100) includes a robot body (110) supported by a drive system (120) configured to maneuver the robot over a floor surface (10). The robot also includes a cleaning system (160) supported by the robot body, an imaging sensor (510) disposed on the robot body, and a controller (150) in communication with the drive system and the imaging sensor. The controller receives a sequence of images (514b) of the floor surface. The controller segments each image into color blobs (23) by color quantizing pixels (514) of the image, determines a spatial distribution of each color of the image based on corresponding pixel locations (517), and identifies areas of the image having a threshold spatial distribution for that color. The controller then tracks a location (12a) of the color blobs with respect to the imaging sensor across the sequence of images.
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公开(公告)号:GB2493887A
公开(公告)日:2013-02-20
申请号:GB201222035
申请日:2011-05-06
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: ANGLE COLIN , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , WON CHIKYUNG , CHIAPPETTA MARK
Abstract: A human interface robot (100) that includes a controller (500), a camera (320, 320a, 320b, 450, 450a, 450b) in communication with the controller, and a display (310, 310a, 310b, 312) in communication with the controller. The controller displays received image data on the display as an image (1602), identifies at least one shape (1610, 1610a, 1610b) in the image, and displays a shape specific label (1620) on the image at least near the shape.
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公开(公告)号:CA2928262A1
公开(公告)日:2012-07-05
申请号:CA2928262
申请日:2011-11-16
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor: PACK ROBERT TODD , FARLOW TIMOTHY S , ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T , HALLORAN MICHAEL , WON CHIKYUNG , SHAMLIAN STEVEN V , CHIAPPETTA MARK
Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.
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