Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area
US6417641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D2101/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for operating an autonomous robot for performing tasks, such as lawn mowing, includes an indicator and a robot configured for detecting the indicator and generating a map of the working area bounded by the indicator and correcting the position of the robot in accordance with the generated map of the working area.
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