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Area coverage with an autonomous robot

US7349759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

8Claims

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Assignee

F Robotics Acquisitions Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Ehud Peless · Even Yehuda, IL
Shai Abramson · Even Yehuda, IL
Ronen Friedman · Hod HaSharon, IL
Ilan Peleg · Zichron Ya'akov, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2006
Grant date	Mar 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0272
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker (48) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot (40) with a navigation system (41) that navigates the robot (40) in generally straight, parallel lines from an initial location and turns the robot (40) when the robot (40) encounters one of the boundary markers (48), thereby to systematically move about the area to be covered. The sensor unit (43) senses proximity to one of the at least one boundary marker (48).

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