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- Patent Title: Mobile robot system and method for autonomous localization using straight lines extracted from visual images
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Application No.: US15968838Application Date: 2018-05-02
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Publication No.: US10386850B2Publication Date: 2019-08-20
- Inventor: Ahti Heinla , Kalle-Rasmus Volkov , Lindsay Roberts , Indrek Mandre
- Applicant: Starship Technologies OÜ
- Applicant Address: EE Tallinn
- Assignee: Starship Technologies OÜ
- Current Assignee: Starship Technologies OÜ
- Current Assignee Address: EE Tallinn
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- Priority: EP15192649 20151102
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00 ; G05B15/00 ; G05D1/02 ; G06T7/579 ; G06T7/73 ; G06T7/00 ; G01C21/32 ; G05D1/00 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
A mobile delivery robot has at least one memory component containing at least map data; at least two cameras adapted to take visual images; and at least one processing component. The at least one processing component is adapted to at least extract straight lines from the visual images taken by the at least two cameras and compare them to the map data to at least localize the robot. The mobile robot employs a localization method which involves taking visual images with at least two cameras; extracting straight lines from the individual visual images with at least one processing component; comparing the extracted features with existing map data; and outputting a location hypothesis based on said comparison.
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