Method for processing a surface by means of a robotic vehicle

US9258942B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Biber · Poltringen, DE
• Amos Albert · Leonberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 16, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0274
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for processing a surface by means of a robotic vehicle, wherein the robotic vehicle has a control system in which data concerning the outline of the surface to be processed are stored, wherein locating means are present, which determine the position of the robotic vehicle, in particular in relation to the surface to be processed, and wherein the method comprises the following steps: dividing the surface to be processed into individual segments; classifying each individual segment into a property class; and moving to and processing each individual segment in succession, each individual segment being processed with a processing strategy corresponding to its property class.