公开(公告)号：EP2171498A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-07

申请号：EP08796330.2

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Neato Robotics, Inc.

发明人： SHAH, Pankaj ,  KONOLIGE, Kurt ,  AUGENBRAUN, Joe ,  DONALDSON, Nick ,  FIEBIG, Charles ,  LIU, Yuming ,  KHAN, Hassaan ,  PINZARRONE, Joseph ,  SALINAS, Leo ,  TANG, Hua ,  TAYLOR, Rafael

IPC分类号： G01S17/48

CPC分类号： G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S2007/4977

摘要： A distance measuring system and method employing a laser distance sensor may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a laser distance sensor may acquire accurate distance measurements with a short baseline.

公开(公告)号：EP1920326A2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-14

申请号：EP06814077.1

申请日：2006-09-01

申请人： Neato Robotics, Inc.

发明人： AUGENBRAUN, Joe ,  HIRSCHHORN, Linda ,  SHAH, Pankaj ,  DONALDSON, Nick ,  JAYNE, William ,  GOMEZ, JB ,  PINZARRONE, Joseph ,  ERMAKOV, Vladimir ,  WOODWARD, Mark

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G05B15/00

CPC分类号： B25J9/1679 ,  A47L5/225 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  G05B2219/36513 ,  G05B2219/40095 ,  G05B2219/40423 ,  G05B2219/40506 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0215

摘要： A multi-function robotic device may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect, a multi-function robotic device may be selectively configurable to perform a desired function in accordance with the capabilities of a selectively removable functional cartridge operably coupled with a robot body. Localization and mapping techniques may employ partial maps associated with portions of an operating environment, data compression, or both.