Sequential selective integration of sensor data
    42.
    发明申请
    Sequential selective integration of sensor data 审中-公开
    传感器数据的顺序选择性集成

    公开(公告)号:US20050234679A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-20

    申请号:US11055307

    申请日:2005-02-10

    申请人: Lars Karlsson

    发明人: Lars Karlsson

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G06F15/00

    摘要: This invention is generally related to sequential methods and apparatus that permit the measurements from a plurality of sensors to be combined or fused in a robust manner. For example, the sensors can correspond to sensors used by a mobile device, such as a robot, for localization and/or mapping. The measurements can be fused for estimation of a measurement, such as an estimation of a pose of a robot.

    摘要翻译: 本发明通常涉及允许来自多个传感器的测量以鲁棒的方式组合或融合的顺序方法和装置。 例如,传感器可对应于用于定位和/或映射的移动设备(例如机器人)使用的传感器。 测量可以被融合以用于测量的估计,例如机器人姿态的估计。

    Robotic game systems and methods
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08393971B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US12234565

    申请日:2008-09-19

    IPC分类号: A63F13/00

    摘要: A vehicle chase game includes a first game object and a second game object. A second game object scans for a projected spot on an overhead surface. The second game object detects the projected spot on the overhead surface and gathers location information based on the detected projected spot. The second game object generates a position of a first game object based on the location information. The second game object transfers the position of the first game object to the chase game application program. The chase game application program selects a behavior based on the position of the first game object, where a goal of the behavior is to drive the second game object to intercept the first game object. The chase game application program sends instructions to the second game object's mechanical and electrical systems to execute the selected behaviors.

    Vision-enabled household appliances
    45.
    发明授权
    Vision-enabled household appliances 有权
    视觉家用电器

    公开(公告)号:US08229161B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US12932779

    申请日:2011-03-04

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: The invention is generally related to the systems and methods through which household appliances can provide intuitive and enhanced interactivity through visual inputs. In particular, the disclosure presents methods relating to control of a household appliance, such as a microwave or a refrigerator, via recognition of visual indicia, such as graphics, text, and the like, using a visual sensor such as a camera.

    摘要翻译: 本发明通常涉及家用电器可以通过视觉输入提供直观和增强的交互性的系统和方法。 具体地,本公开通过使用诸如相机的视觉传感器通过识别诸如图形,文本等的视觉标记来呈现与家用电器(例如微波炉或冰箱)的控制有关的方法。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VSLAM OPTIMIZATION
    46.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VSLAM OPTIMIZATION 有权
    用于VSLAM优化的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120121161A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13244221

    申请日:2011-09-23

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range of applications and can be used in relatively dynamic environments, such as environments in which people move. Certain embodiments contemplate improvements to the front-end processing in a SLAM-based system. Particularly, certain of these embodiments contemplate a novel landmark matching process. Certain of these embodiments also contemplate a novel landmark creation process. Certain embodiments contemplate improvements to the back-end processing in a SLAM-based system. Particularly, certain of these embodiments contemplate algorithms for modifying the SLAM graph in real-time to achieve a more efficient structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用视觉传感器和航位推算传感器来处理同时定位和映射(SLAM)的方法和装置。 这些技术可用于机器人导航。 有利地,可以使用这种可视化技术来自主地生成和更新地图。 与激光测距仪不同,视觉技术在广泛的应用中在经济上是实用的,并且可以用于相对动态的环境中,例如人们移动的环境。 某些实施例考虑了在基于SLAM的系统中对前端处理的改进。 特别地,这些实施方案中的某些考虑了新颖的地标匹配过程。 这些实施例中的某些也考虑了一个新颖的地标创建过程。 某些实施例考虑了对基于SLAM的系统中的后端处理的改进。 特别地,这些实施例中的某些设想了用于实时修改SLAM图的算法以实现更有效的结构。

    LOCALIZATION BY LEARNING OF WAVE-SIGNAL DISTRIBUTIONS
    49.
    发明申请
    LOCALIZATION BY LEARNING OF WAVE-SIGNAL DISTRIBUTIONS 有权
    通过学习波信号分布进行本地化

    公开(公告)号:US20110125323A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12940937

    申请日:2010-11-05

    IPC分类号: G05B19/00 G06F15/00 G06F19/00

    摘要: A robot having a signal sensor configured to measure a signal, a motion sensor configured to measure a relative change in pose, a local correlation component configured to correlate the signal with the position and/or orientation of the robot in a local region including the robot's current position, and a localization component configured to apply a filter to estimate the position and optionally the orientation of the robot based at least on a location reported by the motion sensor, a signal detected by the signal sensor, and the signal predicted by the local correlation component. The local correlation component and/or the localization component may take into account rotational variability of the signal sensor and other parameters related to time and pose dependent variability in how the signal and motion sensor perform. Each estimated pose may be used to formulate new or updated navigational or operational instructions for the robot.

    摘要翻译: 具有被配置为测量信号的信号传感器的机器人,被配置为测量姿态的相对变化的运动传感器,配置成将信号与包括机器人的机器人的局部区域中的机器人的位置和/或取向相关联的局部相关分量 当前位置以及定位组件,其被配置为至少基于由运动传感器报告的位置,由信号传感器检测到的信号和由本地预测的信号来应用滤波器来估计机器人的位置和可选的姿态 相关分量。 局部相关分量和/或定位分量可以考虑信号传感器的旋转可变性以及与信号和运动传感器执行的时间和姿势相关的可变性相关的其它参数。 每个估计姿态可用于为机器人制定新的或更新的导航或操作指令。

    Methods and apparatus for position estimation using reflected light sources
    50.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for position estimation using reflected light sources 有权
    使用反射光源进行位置估计的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07720554B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-18

    申请号:US11090621

    申请日:2005-03-25

    IPC分类号: G05B19/18

    摘要: The invention is generally related to the estimation of position and orientation of an object with respect to a local or a global coordinate system using reflected light sources. A typical application of the method and apparatus includes estimation and tracking of the position of a mobile autonomous robot. Other applications include estimation and tracking of an object for position-aware, ubiquitous devices. Additional applications include tracking of the positions of people or pets in an indoor environment. The methods and apparatus comprise one or more optical emitters, one or more optical sensors, signal processing circuitry, and signal processing methods to determine the position and orientation of at least one of the optical sensors based at least in part on the detection of the signal of one or more emitted light sources reflected from a surface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明通常涉及使用反射光源相对于局部或全局坐标系的估计对象的位置和取向。 所述方法和装置的典型应用包括估计和跟踪移动自主机器人的位置。 其他应用包括用于位置感知,无所不在的设备的对象的估计和跟踪。 其他应用包括追踪人或宠物在室内环境中的位置。 该方法和装置包括至少部分地基于信号的检测的一个或多个光发射器,一个或多个光学传感器,信号处理电路和信号处理方法来确定至少一个光学传感器的位置和取向 从表面反射的一个或多个发射光源。