System and method for guiding heading of a mobile robotic device
US10901431B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by an image processor effectuates operations including: causing the camera to capture one or more images of an environment of the robotic device; receiving, with the image processor, one or more multidimensional arrays including at least one parameter that describes a feature included in the one or more images, wherein values of the at least one parameter correspond with pixels of a corresponding one or more images of the feature; determining, with the image processor, an amount of asymmetry of the feature in the one or more images based on at least a portion of the values of the at least one parameter; and, transmitting, with the image processor, a signal to the processor of the controller to adjust a heading of the robotic device by an amount proportional to the amount of asymmetry of the feature.
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