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公开(公告)号:US20190188473A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-20
申请号:US15848527
申请日:2017-12-20
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Jonas Witt , Elmar Mair
CPC classification number: G06K9/00671 , G01S17/42 , G01S17/89 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0274 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215 , G06K9/00201 , G06K9/46 , G06K9/6201 , G06K9/6219 , G06K9/6267 , G06K9/6282
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for receiving data that represents a portion of a property that was obtained by a robot, identifying, based at least on the data, objects that the data indicates as being located within the portion of the property, determining, based on the objects, a semantic zone type corresponding to the portion of the property, accessing a mapping hierarchy for the property, wherein the mapping hierarchy for the property specifies semantic zones of the property that have corresponding semantic zone types and are associated with locations at the property, and specifies characteristics of the semantic zones, and selecting, from among the semantic zones and based at least on the semantic zone type and the data, a particular semantic zone, and setting, as a current location of the robot at the property, a particular location at the property associated with the particular semantic zone.
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公开(公告)号:US20190185302A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-20
申请号:US16282888
申请日:2019-02-22
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor: Brian G. McHale , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Shuvro Chakrobartty , Donald R. High
IPC: B66F9/06 , H04N7/18 , G06Q30/06 , G06Q30/02 , G06Q10/06 , G01S1/72 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/02 , G05D1/02 , G06Q50/30 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/08 , H04N5/77 , G06Q30/00 , E01H5/12 , G05D1/00 , A47F3/08 , B60L53/63 , B60L53/36 , G01C21/20 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116 , H02J7/00 , G10L17/22 , G10L15/22 , G10L13/04 , G08G1/00 , G06K9/78 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/32 , G06K9/18 , G06F3/01 , G05B19/048 , B65F3/00 , B07C5/342 , B07C5/28 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/02 , B60P3/06 , B62B5/00 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/00 , E01H5/06
CPC classification number: B66F9/063 , A47F3/08 , A47F10/04 , A47F13/00 , A47F2010/005 , A47F2010/025 , A47L11/4011 , A47L2201/04 , B07C5/28 , B07C5/3422 , B07C2501/0045 , B07C2501/0054 , B07C2501/0063 , B60L53/36 , B60L53/63 , B60P3/06 , B60Y2410/10 , B62B5/0026 , B62B5/0069 , B62B5/0076 , B65F3/00 , B65F2210/168 , E01H5/061 , E01H5/12 , G01C21/206 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G05B19/048 , G05B19/124 , G05B2219/23363 , G05B2219/39107 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0214 , G05D1/0219 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0276 , G05D1/028 , G05D1/0289 , G05D1/0291 , G05D1/0293 , G05D1/0297 , G05D1/04 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0216 , G06F3/017 , G06F16/90335 , G06F21/606 , G06K7/10297 , G06K7/10821 , G06K7/1413 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/00624 , G06K9/00671 , G06K9/00711 , G06K9/00771 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/00805 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/3208 , G06K9/6256 , G06K9/78 , G06K2009/00738 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/0631 , G06Q10/06311 , G06Q10/06315 , G06Q10/083 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/1095 , G06Q10/30 , G06Q20/12 , G06Q30/016 , G06Q30/0281 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q30/0605 , G06Q30/0613 , G06Q30/0617 , G06Q30/0619 , G06Q30/0631 , G06Q30/0633 , G06Q30/0635 , G06Q30/0639 , G06Q30/0641 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q50/30 , G06T7/593 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10028 , G08G1/20 , G10L13/043 , G10L15/22 , G10L17/22 , G10L2015/223 , H02J7/0027 , H02J2007/0096 , H04B1/38 , H04B10/116 , H04L63/06 , H04L63/08 , H04L63/0846 , H04L67/12 , H04L67/141 , H04L67/143 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/18 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185 , H04N13/282 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/021 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/043 , H04W4/30 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/80 , Y02W30/82 , Y02W30/827 , Y02W90/20 , Y04S10/54 , Y10S901/01
Abstract: A shopping facility assistance system includes a plurality of motorized transport units, a plurality of user interface units, and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the motorized transport units and the user interface units. The central computer system is configured to control movement of the motorized transport units through a shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the user interface units. More particularly, the central computer system controls movement of the motorized transport units such that a given one of the plurality of motorized transport units selectively leads a user to a destination within the shopping facility or follows the user within the shopping facility as determined by the central computer system. By one approach, the motorized transport units move through the shopping facility via a plurality of preferred pre-determined path segments.
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公开(公告)号:US20190072975A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US15735062
申请日:2016-06-03
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Hyukdoo CHOI
CPC classification number: G05D1/0234 , A47L9/009 , A47L9/28 , A47L9/2826 , A47L9/2852 , A47L11/4061 , A47L2201/04 , B25J5/00 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J9/1664 , B25J9/1697 , B25J11/00 , B25J11/0085 , B25J19/02 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0246 , G05D2201/0203
Abstract: A moving robot includes a main body, a driving unit moving the main body, a camera installed on one side of the main body and capturing an image related to a marker, a memory storing information related to a pattern of the marker, and a controller extracting information related to at least one longitudinal line segment included in an appearance of the marker from the captured image, detecting information related to a position and a posture of the main body on the basis of the extracted information related to at least one of the longitudinal line segment and the pattern, and controlling the driving unit on the basis of at least one of the detected position and posture of the main body.
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公开(公告)号:US20180348788A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US15719594
申请日:2017-09-29
Applicant: UBTECH Robotics Corp.
Inventor: YOUJUN XIONG , Jiawen Hu , Gaobo Huang
IPC: G05D1/02
CPC classification number: G05D1/0272 , A47L2201/022 , A47L2201/06 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0242 , G05D2201/0203
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a robot, a distance measuring method, and a recharging system tor robot. The distance measuring method includes configuring a current position of a robot to be a first position, obtaining a first direction along a connection line from the first position to a signals transmitting position by a sensor of the robot, obtaining a second direction along a connection line from a second position to the signals transmitting position when the robot being driven by a driver to move along a moving direction by a predetermined distance to the second position, and the moving direction being perpendicular to the first direction to the second position, obtaining a distance between the second position and the signals transmitting position according to an included angle formed by the first direction and the second direction, and the predetermined distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20180348787A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US16047414
申请日:2018-07-27
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Paul E. Sandin , Joseph L. Jones , Daniel N. Ozick , David A. Cohen , David M. Lewis, JR. , Clara Vu , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Joshua B. Preneta , Jeffrey W. Mammen , Duane L. Gilbert, JR. , Tony L. Campbell , John Bergman
CPC classification number: G05D1/0265 , A01D34/008 , B60L3/0023 , B60L11/126 , B60L11/1803 , B60L11/1805 , B60L11/1816 , B60L11/1861 , B60L11/1877 , B60L2200/40 , B60L2210/30 , B60L2210/40 , B60L2240/36 , B60L2240/425 , B60L2240/662 , B60L2250/16 , B60L2260/32 , B60L2270/145 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0259 , G05D1/0261 , G05D1/028 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0208 , G05D2201/0215 , Y02T10/6217 , Y02T10/642 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7044 , Y02T10/705 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/7077 , Y02T10/7094 , Y02T10/7241 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T90/127 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/16 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/09
Abstract: A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector.
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公开(公告)号:US20180346300A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US16100064
申请日:2018-08-09
Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
Inventor: Donald R. High , Michael D. Atchley , David C. Winkle
IPC: B66F9/06 , H04W4/80 , A47F10/04 , G06K9/00 , G05D1/04 , G05D1/02 , G05D1/00 , B60L11/18 , H04N7/18 , H04N13/282 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/593 , H04W4/33 , A47F13/00 , H04W4/30 , A47L11/40 , H04L29/08 , H04B10/116
CPC classification number: B66F9/063 , A47F3/08 , A47F10/04 , A47F13/00 , A47F2010/005 , A47F2010/025 , A47L11/4011 , A47L2201/04 , B07C5/28 , B07C5/3422 , B07C2501/0045 , B07C2501/0054 , B07C2501/0063 , B60L11/1833 , B60L11/1844 , B60P3/06 , B60Y2410/10 , B62B5/0026 , B62B5/0069 , B62B5/0076 , B65F3/00 , B65F2210/168 , E01H5/061 , E01H5/12 , G01C21/206 , G01S1/02 , G01S1/70 , G01S1/72 , G05B19/048 , G05B19/124 , G05B2219/23363 , G05B2219/39107 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0027 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0214 , G05D1/0219 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0276 , G05D1/028 , G05D1/0289 , G05D1/0291 , G05D1/0293 , G05D1/0297 , G05D1/04 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0216 , G06F3/017 , G06F17/30979 , G06K7/10297 , G06K7/10821 , G06K7/1413 , G06K9/00208 , G06K9/00671 , G06K9/00711 , G06K9/00771 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/00805 , G06K9/18 , G06K9/3208 , G06K9/6256 , G06K9/78 , G06K2009/00738 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q10/06311 , G06Q10/06315 , G06Q10/083 , G06Q10/087 , G06Q10/1095 , G06Q10/30 , G06Q30/016 , G06Q30/0281 , G06Q30/0601 , G06Q30/0605 , G06Q30/0613 , G06Q30/0617 , G06Q30/0619 , G06Q30/0631 , G06Q30/0633 , G06Q30/0635 , G06Q30/0639 , G06Q30/0641 , G06Q50/28 , G06Q50/30 , G06T7/593 , G06T7/74 , G06T2207/10028 , G08G1/20 , G10L13/043 , G10L15/22 , G10L17/22 , G10L2015/223 , H02J7/0027 , H02J2007/0096 , H04B1/38 , H04B10/116 , H04L67/12 , H04L67/141 , H04L67/143 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/18 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185 , H04N13/282 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/043 , H04W4/30 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/40 , H04W4/80 , Y02W30/82 , Y02W30/827 , Y02W90/20 , Y04S10/54 , Y10S901/01
Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system comprising: multiple self-propelled motorized transport units; a wireless communication network; and a central computer comprising: a transceiver, a control circuit and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: receive a request from a customer requesting location information for a requested item; identify the requested item is a category of items, and identify category location information; communicate routing instructions to the motorized transport unit based on the category location information causing the motorized transport unit to initiate physical movement; and communicate to the motorized transport unit a species clarification inquiry instruction configured to cause the motorized transport unit, while implementing routing instructions to move toward the category location, to present a clarification inquiry to the customer seeking clarification in narrowing the identified category to one or more products categorized within the identified category.
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公开(公告)号:US20180246524A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-30
申请号:US15904687
申请日:2018-02-26
Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
Inventor: Lorenz HILLEN
CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 , B25J9/1664 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0285 , G05D1/0297 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215
Abstract: A method for operating a self-traveling robot, wherein an environment map of an environment of the robot is generated based on measuring data recorded within the environment, wherein a position of the robot within the environment is estimated, and wherein the robot travels within the environment based on the environment map and its known position. In order to extend the maximum range of the robot within the environment, an environment map, which is currently not needed for the navigation of the robot, is detected and transmitted to an external memory unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10054949B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-21
申请号:US15206925
申请日:2016-07-11
Applicant: NEATO ROBOTICS, INC.
Inventor: Steven Mathew Alexander , Bruno Augusto Hexsel
CPC classification number: G05D1/0219 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4036 , A47L2201/04 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215
Abstract: A robotic surface treatment apparatus treats corners of rooms more effectively through intricate guidance of the apparatus through inside and outside corners. In one aspect, contact and/or non-contact sensors provide information to one or more on-board processors on the apparatus to enable selective overriding of obstacle avoidance program code and allow the apparatus to get closer to walls to facilitate treatment. In another aspect, the sensors provide information to the on-board processors to control backup motion of the apparatus to cover previously-missed areas when turning corners. In yet another aspect, the apparatus is shaped to have its treatment mechanism positioned more closely to the front of the apparatus to enable treatment more closely to walls near corners. In one embodiment, the robotic surface treatment apparatus is a robotic vacuum. The vacuum may have its cleaning brush positioned near a flat front portion of the apparatus.
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公开(公告)号:US20180224856A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15928445
申请日:2018-03-22
Applicant: AQUA PRODUCTS, INC.
Inventor: Kameshwar Durvasula , Ethan Hanan , Vladimir Smagin
CPC classification number: G05D1/0206 , B60Y2200/40 , B60Y2306/15 , B60Y2400/214 , B60Y2400/301 , B60Y2400/604 , B60Y2410/115 , E04H4/1654 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/027 , G05D2201/0203
Abstract: An onboard control system of an electrically powered pool cleaner (3) is disclosed. The disclosed system is configured to operate the pool cleaner in accordance with a setup (A, B, C) of the onboard control system (350). The pool cleaner is configured for receiving electrical power via a cable (2) connecting the pool cleaner (3) to a power source (1). A method for operating an automatic pool cleaner with segmented cleaning setup data is also disclosed and includes determining that the automatic pool cleaner is disposed in a particular segment of a pool based on outputs from one or more onboard sensors; and controlling movement of the automatic pool cleaner along a surface of the pool based on the determining so that the automatic pool cleaner spends a predetermined amount of time in the particular segment of the pool.
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公开(公告)号:US20180212559A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-26
申请号:US15826976
申请日:2017-11-30
Applicant: EVERMORE UNITED S.A.
Inventor: Moshe Meller , Eran Meller
CPC classification number: H02S40/10 , B08B1/00 , B08B1/001 , B08B1/002 , B08B1/04 , B25J5/007 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/20 , F24S2030/136 , G01S3/7861 , G01W1/02 , G05D1/0219 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/027 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215 , H02S10/00 , H02S20/32 , H02S40/36 , H02S40/38
Abstract: A solar tracker waterless cleaning system for cleaning solar panels of a solar tracker under varying wind conditions, the solar tracker being able to be positioned at a pre-determined angle, the waterless cleaning system including a docking station, an autonomous robotic cleaner (ARC) and a master controller, the docking station being coupled with an edge of the solar tracker, the master controller for receiving and transmitting data to and from the solar tracker and the ARC, the ARC including a controller, for controlling a cleaning process and for transmitting and receiving signals, the docking station including a plurality of locking bars, coupled with the docking station, for protecting the ARC during the varying wind conditions, the ARC can anchor in the docking station and the master controller determines an average wind speed and provides a clean command to the ARC if the average wind speed is below a predetermined threshold.
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