System comprising an autonomous mobile device and a base station communicating via a boundary wire

US11778941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Nils Einecke · Offenbach, DE
• Sven Rebhan · Offenbach am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 27, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08C17/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system comprising an autonomous mobile device and a base station connected to a boundary wire is configured to transmit information from the base station to the autonomous mobile device. The base station is configured to generate a radio signal to be emitted by the boundary wire, wherein the autonomous mobile device is configured to autonomously drive within a working area based on the signal emitted by the boundary wire. The base station on the other hand is configured to encode data and/or commands into the radio signal which is then emitted by the boundary wire. The autonomous mobile device receive the emitted radio signal and is configured to decode the encoded data and/or commands in order to retrieve the original information.