Mobile robot and method of controlling the same
US10942510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/028
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile robot may include a controller configured to set a virtual boundary based on position information determined by a terminal or a position sensor in an area, and to set an area of any one side of the boundary as a traveling area. The controller may control a traveling unit so that a main body moves within the traveling area without moving outside the boundary. Accordingly, the controller may easily set the boundary using the position information, and may control traveling of the mobile robot by setting the traveling area formed by the boundary. The controller may correct a position error, may reflect information on obstacles in setting the traveling area to set a traveling area appropriate for a traveling environment of the mobile robot, and/or may easily change the set traveling area.
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