Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot
C Casey, M Cross, D Ozick, JL Jones - US Patent 8,478,442, 2013 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data Primary Examiner—Khoi Tran (63) Continuation of application
No. 1 1/834,553, filed on Assistant Examiner—Nicholas Kiswanto Aug. 6, 2007, OW Pat. No …
No. 1 1/834,553, filed on Assistant Examiner—Nicholas Kiswanto Aug. 6, 2007, OW Pat. No …
Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning
A Ziegler, D Gilbert, CJ Morse, S Pratt, P Sandin… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
2012-01-17 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
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Celestial navigation system for an autonomous robot
MJ Chiappetta, JP Frankel - US Patent 8,594,840, 2013 - Google Patents
Int. Cl. An autonomous robot system including a transmitter dis G6F 9/00(2011.01) posed
within a working area and a mobile robot operating (52) US Cl. within the working area. The …
within a working area and a mobile robot operating (52) US Cl. within the working area. The …
Autonomous coverage robot sensing
DL Gilbert Jr, MR Williams, AM Okerholm… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter con? gured to emit a
directed beam, a detector con? g ured to detect the directed beam and a controller con …
directed beam, a detector con? g ured to detect the directed beam and a controller con …
Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
JL Jones, NE Mack, DM Nugent, PE Sandin - US Patent 9,038,233, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A floor cleaning robot comprises a housing, wheels, and a motor driving the
wheels to move the robot across a floor, a control module disposed within the housing and …
wheels to move the robot across a floor, a control module disposed within the housing and …
Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus
GW Landry, DA Cohen, DN Ozick - US Patent 8,378,613, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive
to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non autonomous cleaning device to detect the …
to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non autonomous cleaning device to detect the …
Methods and apparatus for position estimation using reflected light sources
E DiBernardo, P Pirjanian - US Patent 8,780,342, 2014 - Google Patents
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 re? ected light sources. A typical …
With respect to a local or a global coordinate system using re? ected light sources. A typical …
Detecting robot stasis
DN Ozick, DL Gilbert Jr - US Patent 8,417,383, 2013 - Google Patents
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Navigating autonomous coverage robots
DN Ozick, AM Okerholm, JW Mammen… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning
A Ziegler, D Gilbert, CJ Morse, S Pratt, P Sandin… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
2012-01-17 Assigned to IROBOT CORPORATION reassignment IROBOT CORPORATION
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors …
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