Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ranging and angle of arrival antenna system for a mobile robot
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Application No.: US15435058Application Date: 2017-02-16
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Publication No.: US10459063B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Erik Steltz , Scott Lenser , Steven Shamlian , Brian Doughty , Heath Dube
- Applicant: iRobot Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G01S5/00
- IPC: G01S5/00 ; G01S5/02 ; G01S3/48 ; G01S3/02 ; G01S1/68 ; G01S5/10 ; H01Q1/08 ; H01Q3/08 ; H01Q9/30 ; G01S5/12

Abstract:
A mobile robot includes a chassis, a shell moveably mounted on the chassis, and a cutting assembly mounted to the chassis. The mobile robot also includes a communication system that includes an antenna module disposed on a rear portion of the mobile robot. The antenna module includes a base assembly, and an antenna assembly mounted to the base assembly by a spring. The antenna assembly includes a ranging antenna, and at least three angle antennas arranged axisymmetrically about the ranging antenna, such that the ranging antenna and the three angle antennas define a tetrahedral geometry for determining an angle of arrival for one or more incident signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170234961A1 RANGING AND ANGLE OF ARRIVAL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE ROBOT Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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