Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot

A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field o...

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Main Authors Cross Matthew, Ozick Daniel N, Jones Joseph L, Casey Christopher M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.09.2016
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
CONTROLLING
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
HAND TOOLS
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MANIPULATORS
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field of view which intersects the field of emission at a region. The subsystem detects the presence of an object proximate the mobile robot and determines a value of a signal corresponding to the object. It compares the value to a predetermined value, moves the mobile robot in response to the comparison, and updates the predetermined value upon the occurrence of an event.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414297892