Celestial navigation system for an autonomous robot
US7706917B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigational control system for an autonomous robot includes a transmitter subsystem having a stationary emitter for emitting at least one signal. An autonomous robot operating within a working area utilizes a receiving subsystem to detect the emitted signal. The receiver subsystem has a receiver for detecting the emitted signal emitted by the emitter and a processor for determining a relative location of the robot within the working area upon the receiver detecting the signal.
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