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Identification and localization of a base station of an autonomous mobile robot

US11188086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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55References

21Claims

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Assignee

RobArt GmbH · AT

Inventors

Reinhard Vogel · Linz, AT
Harald Artes · Linz, DE
Christoph Freudenthaler · Linz, DE
Fabian Lenhardt · Linz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 2, 2016
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0274
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In the following, a system having an autonomous mobile robot and a base station for the robot is described. In accordance with one example, the robot comprises a navigation module with a navigation sensor for detecting geometric features of objects in the environment of the robot. The base station has at least one geometric feature which can be detected by the robot by means of the navigation sensor. The robot includes a robot controller that is coupled with the navigation module, the robot controller being configured to identify and/or localize the base station and/or to determine a docking position of the robot based on the at least one geometric feature of the base station.

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