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：GB2502213A

公开(公告)日：2013-11-20

申请号：GB201313410

申请日：2011-11-09

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： WONG CHEUK WAH ,  RAUHUT EBEN ,  BENSON BRIAN C JR ,  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.

公开(公告)号：GB2501209A

公开(公告)日：2013-10-16

申请号：GB201313403

申请日：2011-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  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 computing device (310) in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.

公开(公告)号：DE112011104645T5

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：DE112011104645

申请日：2011-11-09

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： WONG CHEUK WAH ,  BENSON BRIAN C JUN ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK ,  KEARNS JUSTIN H ,  RAUHUT EBEN ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  LYDON PETER J ,  TAKA ORJETA ,  VICENTI JASPER FOURWAYS

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: Ein mobiler Roboter (100), der ein Antriebssystem (200) mit einer Vorwärtsfahrtrichtung (F), eine Steuerung (500), die mit dem Antriebssystem in Kommunikation steht, und ein Gerät (450) zur Bildgebung volumetrischer Punktwolken beinhaltet, das über dem Antriebssystem befestigt ist und ausgelegt ist, um eine Punktwolke aus einem Raumvolumen, das eine Bodenebene (5) in einer Bewegungsrichtung des mobilen Roboters beinhaltet, zu erhalten. Ein Totzonensensor (490) weist einen Erfassungsbereich (492) auf, der ausgelegt ist, um ein Objekt in einem Raumvolumen (453), das für das Gerät zur Bildgebung volumetrischer Punktwolken nicht erfassbar ist, zu erfassen. Die Steuerung empfängt Punktwolkensignale vom Bildgebungsgerät und Erfassungssignale vom Totzonensensor und gibt wenigstens teilweise auf den empfangenen Punktwolken- und Erfassungssignalen basierend Antriebsbefehle an das Antriebssystem aus.

公开(公告)号：DE112011104644T5

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：DE112011104644

申请日：2011-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  FARLOW TIMOTHY S ,  WON CHIKYUNG ,  ROSENSTEIN MICHAEL T ,  HALLORAN MICHAEL ,  SHAMLIAN STEVEN V ,  CHIAPPETTA MARK

IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract: Ein Robotersystem (1600) umfasst einen mobilen Roboter (100) mit einem Kontrollschaltkreis (500), der ein Kontrollsystem (510) ausführt, um damit den Betrieb des Roboters zu steuern, ein Cloudcomputing (1620) in Kommunikation mit dem Kontrollschaltkreis des Roboters und ein Fernrechengerät (310) in Kommunikation mit dem Cloudcomputing. Das Fernrechengerät kommuniziert mit dem Roboter über das Cloudcomputing.

公开(公告)号：GB2494807A

公开(公告)日：2013-03-20

申请号：GB201222037

申请日：2011-05-12

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： PACK ROBERT TODD ,  ALLIS DANIEL

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F17/00

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：GB2433791A

公开(公告)日：2007-07-04

申请号：GB0701806

申请日：2005-10-20

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ALLARD JAMES ,  BARRETT DAVID S ,  FILIPPOV MISHA ,  PACK ROBERT TODD ,  SVENDSEN SELMA

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W50/02

Abstract: A vehicle, preferably an autonomous vehicle comprises a drive control 204 capable of receiving an input from an input device 202 associated with an actuator 216. The actuators may be linkages 218 operated to manipulate the input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, tie rods, steering gear, throttle lever, or accelerator) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Control of the vehicle is based partly on a safety scheme. The scheme comprises a first communications link, such as a network connection, between a controller 226 and the said actuators: a second communication link 408, such as a current loop, interlinks said actuators. The vehicle is controlled partly based on a safety signal transmitted via either or both communication links.