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Mobile robot with a head-based movement mapping scheme

US8401275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2009
Grant dateMar 19, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S901/01
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robotic system that includes a mobile robot and a remote input device. The input device may be a joystick that is used to move a camera and a mobile platform of the robot. The system may operate in a mode where the mobile platform moves in a camera reference coordinate system. The camera reference coordinate system is fixed to a viewing image provided by the camera so that movement of the robot corresponds to a direction viewed on a screen. This prevents disorientation during movement of the robot if the camera is panned across a viewing area.

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