公开(公告)号：US20170285648A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15088474

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Bruce Welty ,  Bradley Powers ,  Eric Tappan

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J11/008 ,  G05D1/0236 ,  G05D1/0248 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06K9/00664 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A method for generating a navigation map of an environment in which a plurality of robots will navigate, includes obtaining an image of the environment defined by a plurality of pixels, each having a cost value. The environment includes an image of a fixed object having a set of pixels corresponding to its location and having a first defined cost value. The method includes obtaining a planned path image for the robots, which include a first set of pixels corresponding to the location of each robot in the environment and a second set of pixels adjacent to the first set of pixels and extending along a planned path of travel toward a destination. The first set of pixels of each robot having the first defined cost value and the second set of pixels having a second defined cost value. The second defined cost value is less than the first defined cost value.

公开(公告)号：US09864377B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US15088474

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: LOCUS ROBOTICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Bruce Welty ,  Bradley Powers ,  Eric Tappan

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J11/008 ,  G05D1/0236 ,  G05D1/0248 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06K9/00664 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A method for generating a navigation map of an environment in which a plurality of robots will navigate, includes obtaining an image of the environment defined by a plurality of pixels, each having a cost value. The environment includes an image of a fixed object having a set of pixels corresponding to its location and having a first defined cost value. The method includes obtaining a planned path image for the robots, which include a first set of pixels corresponding to the location of each robot in the environment and a second set of pixels adjacent to the first set of pixels and extending along a planned path of travel toward a destination. The first set of pixels of each robot having the first defined cost value and the second set of pixels having a second defined cost value. The second defined cost value is less than the first defined cost value.