Method for controlling an autonomous, mobile robot

US11709489B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RobArt GmbH · AT

Inventors

• Harold Artes · Linz, AT
• David Conti · Linz, AT
• Christoph Freudenthaler · Linz, DE
• Dominik Seethaler · Linz, AT
• Reinhard Vogel · Linz, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0274
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for controlling an autonomous, mobile robot which is designed to navigate independently in a robot deployment area, using sensors and a map. According to one embodiment, the method comprises detecting obstacles and calculating the position of detected obstacles based on measurement data received by the sensors, and controlling the robot to avoid a collision with a detected obstacle, the map comprising map data that represents at least one virtual blocked region which, during the control of the robot, is taken into account in the same way as an actual, detected obstacle.