公开(公告)号：US10067232B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15368894

申请日：2016-12-05

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mike Halloran ,  Jamie Milliken ,  Travis Pierce ,  Eric Charles Peters

IPC: G01S17/48 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A01D34/00 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S13/46 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/486 ,  A01D101/00

CPC classification number: G01S17/48 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S13/46 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/0236 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D2201/0208

Abstract: A location estimation system for use with an autonomous lawn mowing robot, comprises a plurality of synthetic surfaces positioned with respect to a mowable space in an environment, a radiation source coupled to the lawn mowing robot, a detector coupled to the lawn mowing robot and configured to detect radiation reflected by objects in the environment, and a controller configured to controllably direct radiation from the radiation source to scan the environment, and to vary at least one of an output power of the directed radiation and a scan rate of the directed radiation, as a function of detected radiation reflected from one or more of the synthetic surfaces.

公开(公告)号：US20170146654A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US15368894

申请日：2016-12-05

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mike Halloran ,  Jamie Milliken ,  Travis Pierce ,  Eric Charles Peters

IPC: G01S17/48 ,  B25J19/00 ,  G01S7/481 ,  A01D34/00 ,  G01S17/93 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G01S17/48 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S13/46 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/0236 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D2201/0208

Abstract: A location estimation system for use with an autonomous lawn mowing robot, comprises a plurality of synthetic surfaces positioned with respect to a mowable space in an environment, a radiation source coupled to the lawn mowing robot, a detector coupled to the lawn mowing robot and configured to detect radiation reflected by objects in the environment, and a controller configured to controllably direct radiation from the radiation source to scan the environment, and to vary at least one of an output power of the directed radiation and a scan rate of the directed radiation, as a function of detected radiation reflected from one or more of the synthetic surfaces.

公开(公告)号：US20160100521A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14512013

申请日：2014-10-10

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mike Halloran ,  Jamie Miliken ,  Travis Pierce ,  Eric Charles Peters

IPC: A01D34/00 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/06

CPC classification number: G01S17/48 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/4868 ,  G01S13/46 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/0236 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D2201/0208

Abstract: A location estimation system for use with an autonomous lawn mowing robot, comprises a plurality of synthetic surfaces positioned with respect to a mowable space in an environment, a radiation source coupled to the lawn mowing robot, a detector coupled to the lawn mowing robot and configured to detect radiation reflected by objects in the environment, and a controller configured to controllably direct radiation from the radiation source to scan the environment, and to vary at least one of an output power of the directed radiation and a scan rate of the directed radiation, as a function of detected radiation reflected from one or more of the synthetic surfaces.

Abstract translation: 一种与自主割草机器人一起使用的位置估计系统，包括相对于环境中的可转动空间定位的多个合成表面，耦合到草坪割草机器人的辐射源，耦合到草坪割草机器人的检测器， 以检测由环境中的物体反射的辐射;以及控制器，被配置为可控制地引导来自辐射源的辐射来扫描环境，并且改变定向辐射的输出功率和定向辐射的扫描速率中的至少一个， 作为从一个或多个合成表面反射的检测到的辐射的函数。