MANUALLY DRIVEN DETERMINATION OF A REGION OF INTEREST (ROI) OR A PATH OF INTEREST (POI) FOR A ROBOTIC DEVICE
    21.
    发明申请
    MANUALLY DRIVEN DETERMINATION OF A REGION OF INTEREST (ROI) OR A PATH OF INTEREST (POI) FOR A ROBOTIC DEVICE 审中-公开
    手动驱动一个兴趣区域(ROI)或一个机器人的兴趣之路(POI)的确定

    公开(公告)号:US20100076599A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-25

    申请号:US12234633

    申请日:2008-09-20

    CPC classification number: G05D1/0272 G05D1/0221 G05D1/0255 G05D1/028

    Abstract: A robotic device is manually driven along a perimeter of a Region Of Interest (ROI) or along a Path Of Interest (POI) for future autonomous operation. An Initial Point (IP) is established by identifying a unique machine recognizable feature, for example, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag located at the IP. The robotic device is then manually driven along the perimeter or along the path and sensors carried by the robotic device collects data to characterize the ROI or POI. The sensors may include sonar, vision systems, laser, or radar devices for measuring relative positions of a wall, stairs, or obstacles. Wheel odometry may be used to track distances traveled and data fusion exercised to combine the odometry data with the sonar and/or laser measurements to model the ROI or POI. Characterization is performed by collecting points along a wall, fitting a line to the points, and finding the intersections of consecutive lines.

    Abstract translation: 机器人装置沿着感兴趣区域(ROI)或沿着感兴趣路径(POI)的周边手动驱动以用于将来的自主操作。 通过识别唯一的机器可识别特征(例如位于IP处的射频识别(RFID))标签来建立初始点(IP)。 然后机器人装置沿着周边或沿着路径手动驱动,并且机器人装置携带的传感器收集数据以表征ROI或POI。 传感器可以包括用于测量墙壁,楼梯或障碍物的相对位置的声纳,视觉系统,激光或雷达装置。 轨迹测距可用于跟踪所行驶的距离和数据融合,以将测距数据与声纳和/或激光测量结合以对ROI或POI进行建模。 通过沿着墙壁收集点,将线拟合到点上并找到连续线的交点来进行表征。

    HINGE ASSEMBLY
    24.
    发明申请
    HINGE ASSEMBLY 有权
    铰链装配

    公开(公告)号:US20150337579A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-26

    申请号:US14650880

    申请日:2012-12-17

    Inventor: Steven Jacobs

    Abstract: A hinge assembly is disclosed herein. An example includes a first knuckle including a first wall that defines a first cavity and second knuckle including a second wall that defines a second cavity. The example also includes a friction element disposed in both the first cavity defined by the first wall of the first knuckle and the second cavity defined by the second wall of the second knuckle to both rotatably and resistively couple the first knuckle to the second knuckle by application of a force directed toward the first wall and the second wall, the friction element including a third wall that defines a third cavity. Modifications and additions to, as well as other examples of, the hinge assembly are also disclosed herein.

    Abstract translation: 本文公开了铰链组件。 一个例子包括第一转向节,其包括限定第一腔的第一壁和包括限定第二腔的第二壁的第二转向节。 该实施例还包括摩擦元件,其设置在由第一转向节的第一壁限定的第一空腔和由第二转向节的第二壁限定的第二腔中,并且通过施加可旋转地和电阻地将第一转向节连接到第二转向节 指向第一壁和第二壁的力,摩擦元件包括限定第三腔的第三壁。 本文还公开了铰链组件的修改和添加以及其他示例。

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