Mobility aid robot navigating method and mobility aid robot using the same
US12032377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2230/625
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Navigation of a mobility aid robot having a camera and gripping part(s) disposed toward different directions is disclosed. The mobility aid robot is navigated to approach a user by identifying a posture of the user through the camera, determining a mode of the robot according to a type of the specified task to be performed on the user and the identified posture of the user, controlling the robot to move according to a planned trajectory corresponding to the determined mode of the robot, and turning the robot upon reaching the desired pose such that the gripping part faces the user, in response to the determined mode of the robot corresponding to the specified task of an assisting type and the user at one of a standing posture and a sitting posture.
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