LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICE
    11.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200225331A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16743343

    申请日:2020-01-15

    Abstract: Provided is a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device includes: a light source configured to emit a first light beam; a photodetector configured to detect a second light beam, the second light beam being a reflected or scattered light beam of the first light beam reflected or scattered by an object; and a diverging member comprising a reflective material configured to diverge the first light beam in various directions by rotating about a rotation axis, the first light beam being incident on the diverging member from the light source a converging member comprising an optical element including one or more of a refractive and/or reflective material configured to converge the second light beam from the object and configured to cause the second light beam to be incident on the photodetector; and a processor configured to obtain location information of the object using a detection result of the photodetector.

    OPTICAL TACTILE SENSOR
    12.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240362801A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18767431

    申请日:2024-07-09

    Abstract: An optical tactile sensor module is provided. The optical tactile sensor includes a housing, an elastic part including a first surface for contacting an object, a plurality of markers disposed at the elastic part and being adjacent to the first surface of the elastic part, and a camera unit configured to capture an image of a movement of at least some of the plurality of the markers on the first surface when the object contacts the first surface of the elastic part, wherein the plurality of markers include a first marker including a first color, and a second marker including a second color different from the first color.

    ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    13.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240231362A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18388294

    申请日:2023-11-09

    CPC classification number: G05D1/0238

    Abstract: A robot, includes: a driver; a plurality of sensors; a memory; and at least one processor configured to transmit a first signal for identifying a presence or absence of an object within a sensing area of the plurality of sensors through a first sensor operating in the signal transmitting mode from among the plurality of sensors during a first time period, identify, a second sensor to transmit a second signal during a third time period after elapse of the second time period from among the plurality of sensors, transmit the second signal by operating the identified second sensor in the signal transmitting mode, identify a location of the object based on whether a second reflection signal corresponding to the second signal is received at the second sensor, and control the driver to travel by avoiding the object based on the identified location of the object.

    ROBOT FOR GRIPPING AN OBJECT USING DUAL FINGERS AND OBJECT GRIP METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240165830A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18525111

    申请日:2023-11-30

    Inventor: Hyunseok HONG

    CPC classification number: B25J15/08 B25J9/1697

    Abstract: A robot and a method of controlling same is provided, the robot including: first and second fingers, where finger comprises: a contact part; a light emitter configured to radiate light toward the contact part; a camera configured to capture an image of the respective contact part; and a polarization filter between the light emitter and the contact part, wherein the polarization filters are configured to pass light polarized in a first or second direction based on a voltage applied, and wherein the first and second directions are perpendicular to one another; a driver configured to move the first finger and the second finger; and at least one processor connected with the components of the first and second fingers and the driver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain images via the first and second cameras by controlling an activation state of at least one of the light emitters and the polarization filters, and based on identifying the presence of an object positioned between the contact parts, cause the fingers to grip the object and to maintain within a pre-set range a difference between first and second distances.

    SENSOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LIGHT CONTROL MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230209173A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17961131

    申请日:2022-10-06

    CPC classification number: H04N5/23218 H04N5/2252 H04N5/22541 H04N5/232121

    Abstract: A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a housing including an opening, a circuit substrate disposed in the inside of the housing, an image sensor electrically connected to the circuit substrate, a light-control member configured to change light transmittance from a light transmission state capable of transmitting external light to a light reflection state capable of reflecting light according to application of power, and a contact member disposed adjacent to the opening and allowing light to pass therethrough. wherein, when viewed from a lateral side, the light-control member is disposed such that a longitudinal extension line of the light-control member and a longitudinal extension line of the contact member may form a predetermined angle therebetween, when the light-control member is in the light transmission state, the image sensor is disposed to obtain an image over the light-control member, and when the light-control member is in the light reflection state, the image sensor is disposed to receive light reflected by the light-control member and light directly incident through the contact member.

    WIDE-ANGLE, HIGH-RESOLUTION DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220163794A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17599888

    申请日:2020-03-26

    Abstract: A wide-angle, high-resolution distance measurement device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a light source which emits structured light; a camera which forms an image by capturing reflected light, which is the structured light emitted from the light source and incident on the camera after being reflected by an obstacle; and a resolution correction lens which is disposed in front of the camera and corrects the reflected light which is reflected by the obstacle and incident on the camera, such that the resolution of the image formed by the camera is uniform irrespective of distance.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING MAP DATA OF CLEANING SPACE

    公开(公告)号:US20200218274A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16734639

    申请日:2020-01-06

    Abstract: Provided are an artificial intelligence (AI) system using a machine learning algorithm like deep learning, or the like, and an application thereof. A robotic cleaning apparatus that generates map data includes a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a processor configured to control the robotic cleaning apparatus by executing the one or more instructions. The processor is configured, by executing the one or more instructions, to control the robotic cleaning apparatus to: generate basic map data related to a cleaning space, and generate object information regarding at least one object in the cleaning space, the object information being generated based on information obtained by the robotic cleaning apparatus regarding the object in a plurality of different positions of the cleaning space, and including information about a type and a position of the object.

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