- Patent Title: Determining the orientation of flat reflectors during robot mapping
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Application No.: US16147082Application Date: 2018-09-28
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Publication No.: US10852740B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Elizabeth Murphy , Dirk Holz
- Applicant: X Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee: X Development LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G01C21/36

Abstract:
One method disclosed includes determining a map of markers fixed in an environment, where the map of markers includes a location and an orientation of each marker. The method further includes determining locations of a set of detected markers relative to the map based on a location of a robotic device relative to the map and based on sensor data from the robotic device. The method also includes associating a detected marker from the set of detected markers with a mapped marker based on the determined location of the detected marker relative to the map and based on a visibility constraint related to the orientation of the mapped marker. The method additionally includes adjusting, in the map, the orientation of the mapped marker based on the determined location of the detected marker relative to the map.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200103917A1 Determining the Orientation of Flat Reflectors during Robot Mapping Public/Granted day:2020-04-02
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