System and method for confinement of a robotic device
US10800038B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/49
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system and/or method to create or otherwise define one or more virtual barriers for confining or controlling an autonomous robotic device substantially within one or more portion of one or more selected working areas, for example, to prohibit entrance of certain areas. The system and/or method may use a set of beacon transmitters that emit time-stamped signals, which are received by one or more robots and used to calculate the robotic device's distance from such beacons.
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