Abstract:
An autonomous mobile robot includes a chassis, a drive supporting the chassis above a floor surface in a home and configured to move the chassis across the floor surface, a variable height member being coupled to the chassis and being vertically extendible, a camera supported by the variable height member, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the drive to navigate the robot to locations within the home and to adjust a height of the variable height member upon reaching a first of the locations. The controller is also configured to, while the variable height member is at the adjusted height, operate the camera to capture digital imagery of the home at the first of the locations.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for virtualized computing or cloud-computing network with distributed input devices and at least one remote server computer for automatically analyzing received video, audio and/or image inputs for providing social security and/or surveillance for a surveillance environment, surveillance event, and/or surveillance target.
Abstract:
A system for monitoring and protecting an area. The system includes a plurality of fully autonomous and collaborating Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), each of which carries a plurality of sensors; a monitoring module; an operating module; and a GUI adapted to include threat characteristics analysis. The monitoring module actuates the plurality of UGVs to extract data from a plurality of UGV sensors; and analyzes the extracted data pertaining to the area of interest, to yield a threat analysis. The operating module is configured to: (i) determine a plurality of patrolling routes and specified strategies addressing the threat analysis; (ii) apply the determined patrolling routes to the UGVs to detect real-time threats; and (iii) operate, in response to monitored real-time threats presented over the GUI and upon a detected real-time threat, the UGVs in accordance with the specified strategies.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a steering control device of an autonomous vehicle, an autonomous vehicle having the same, and a steering control method of an autonomous vehicle. The steering control method comprises receiving a position of an autonomous vehicle, and a first heading angle of the autonomous vehicle with respect to the north; calculating a second heading angle of the autonomous vehicle toward a tracking waypoint based on the position of the autonomous vehicle, and computing a rotation radius of the autonomous vehicle with respect to the tracking waypoint; calculating a yaw rate based on a speed of the autonomous vehicle and the computed rotation radius, and generating a steering command corresponding to the calculated yaw rate; and compensating for the steering command based on the first and second heading angles.
Abstract:
The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling movement of a vehicle. Movement of an operator located at a side of the vehicle is identified with a plurality of sensors located in the vehicle and the vehicle is moved in a path that maintains the operator at the side of the vehicle while the operator is moving.