Robotic Lawnmower and Charging and Control Systems Therefor
    1.
    发明申请
    Robotic Lawnmower and Charging and Control Systems Therefor 有权
    机器人割草机及其充电和控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110234153A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-29

    申请号:US13074607

    申请日:2011-03-29

    Applicant: Shai Abramson

    Inventor: Shai Abramson

    Abstract: A charging and control system for a robotic lawnmower, having a circuit loop that includes several wire segments, of which one or more are boundary wire segments that may define or demarcate the boundary of an area within which the lawnmower is permitted to move; a charging voltage signal, for charging the lawnmower's internal battery, and a positioning voltage signal for assisting the lawnmower in determining its current position, are produced respectively by a power supply and a signal generator, which are both provided within the same housing; the two signals are both communicated from this housing over the same wire segments of the circuit loop; a charging station may then be electrically connected to the circuit loop by an end-user so that the charging voltage signal may in use of the system be communicated to the lawnmower when it is docked at the charging station, thus charging the internal battery of the lawnmower.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于机器人割草机的充电和控制系统,具有包括多个线段的电路回路,其中一个或多个是可以限定或划定割草机允许移动的区域的边界的边界线段; 用于对割草机的内部电池充电的充电电压信号和用于辅助割草机确定其当前位置的定位电压信号分别由同时设置在同一壳体内的电源和信号发生器产生; 两个信号都通过电路回路的相同线段从该壳体传送; 然后充电站可以由终端用户电连接到电路回路,使得充电电压信号可以在使用时被传送到割草机,当它们对准在充电站时,从而为 割草机。

    Localisation System
    3.
    发明申请
    Localisation System 有权
    本地化系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100305752A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-02

    申请号:US12788739

    申请日:2010-05-27

    Applicant: Shai Abramson

    Inventor: Shai Abramson

    Abstract: A robotic system comprises a transmitter emitting a plurality of angularly-spaced beams of radiation in an area; and a robot moving within said area and able to detect when it is in the path of one of said beams. On moving through a measured distance across the paths of two or more of the beams, the robot can determine the relative position of the transmitter and the robot by using the distance and the angular spacing of the beams.

    Abstract translation: 机器人系统包括在区域中发射多个角度间隔的辐射束的发射器; 以及机器人在所述区域内移动并且能够检测何时位于所述光束之一的路径中。 在通过两个或更多个梁的路径上测量的距离上移动时,机器人可以通过使用梁的距离和角度间距来确定发射器和机器人的相对位置。

    Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area
    7.
    发明授权
    Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area 失效
    具有定义工作区域的标记的自动机器的导航方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06255793B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-03

    申请号:US08554691

    申请日:1995-11-07

    Abstract: A method for automatically operating a robot, attached to a lawnmower or other unmanned machine, within an enclosed area is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing the following elements: a proximity sensor positioned on the robot, a boundary along the perimeter of the working area and along the perimeter of each area enclosed in the working area in which the robot should not operate, the boundaries being detectable by the proximity sensor, a processing unit connected to the proximity sensor and receiving an input therefrom, a navigation unit on the robot to determine the coordinates of the robot relative to an arbitrary origin, a direction finder, and a memory to store values generated by the processing unit; and 2) causing the robot to move along each of the boundaries provided around or within the working area, to detect the boundaries and to memorize their shape, and to store in the memory values representative of the coordinates of the boundaries, thereby to generate a basic map of the working area. When the robot is to operate within the area, the method includes the steps of: (a) causing the robot to start from a starting point having known coordinates within the basic map of the working area; (b) continuously determining the coordinates of the robot by analyzing data obtained from the navigation unit and by detecting the vicinity of a boundary; and (c) correcting the actual position of the robot on the basic map by comparing the calculated and the actual coordinates of each detected boundary.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种在封闭区域内自动操作连接到割草机或其他无人机器的机器人的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:1)提供以下元件:定位在机器人上的接近传感器,沿着工作区域的周边的边界,以及围绕在机器人不应该操作的工作区域中的每个区域的周边 边界可由接近传感器检测,处理单元连接到接近传感器并从其接收输入;机器人上的导航单元,用于确定机器人相对于任意原点的坐标,方向取景器和存储器 存储由处理单元生成的值; 和2)使机器人沿着设置在工作区域周围或内部的每个边界移动,以检测边界并记住它们的形状,并将存储在存储器中的值代表边界的坐标,从而产生 工作区基本图。 当机器人在该区域内操作时,该方法包括以下步骤:(a)使机器人从工作区域的基本图中具有已知坐标的起点开始; (b)通过分析从导航单元得到的数据和检测边界附近,连续地确定机器人的坐标; 和(c)通过比较计算出的每个检测到的边界的实际坐标来校正机器人在基本地图上的实际位置。

    System and method for determining the location of a machine
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for determining the location of a machine 有权
    用于确定机器位置的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08532822B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US13279828

    申请日:2011-10-24

    Abstract: A system is employed for defining a position (location) of a receiving element inside an area surrounded by a wire loop, along the perimeter (a perimeter wire loop), of a work area or other bounded area. In particular, the system can determine whether the receiver is inside or outside the loop, and evaluate its distance from the perimeter wire.

    Abstract translation: 采用一种系统,用于在工作区域或其他有界区域的周边(周边线圈))上限定由线环围绕的区域内的接收元件的位置(位置)。 特别地,系统可以确定接收器是否在环路内部或外部,并且评估其与周边线的距离。

    System and method for determining the location of a machine
    10.
    发明授权
    System and method for determining the location of a machine 有权
    用于确定机器位置的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08046103B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US11861978

    申请日:2007-09-26

    Abstract: A system is employed for defining a position (location) of a receiving element inside an area surrounded by a wire loop, along the perimeter (a perimeter wire loop), of a work area or other bounded area. In particular, the system can determine whether the receiver is inside or outside the loop, and evaluate its distance from the perimeter wire.

    Abstract translation: 采用一种系统,用于在工作区域或其他有界区域的周边(周边线圈))上限定由线环围绕的区域内的接收元件的位置(位置)。 特别地,系统可以确定接收器是否在环路内部或外部,并且评估其与周边线的距离。

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