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Apparatus, method and medium for simultaneously performing cleaning and creation of map for mobile robot

US8463436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2008
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0276
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus, method, and medium for allowing a mobile robot to simultaneously perform a cleaning process and a map-creating process. The apparatus includes a feature-map-creating unit creating a feature map for recognizing the position of a mobile robot; a path-map-creating unit creating a path map including a plurality of cells, each having information about whether an obstacle exists and path information, on the basis of information on the pose of the mobile robot that is obtained from the feature map; and a motion-control unit moving the mobile robot on the basis of the information about whether the obstacle exists and the path information.

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