Methods and systems for automated robotic movement

US9764472B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Bobsweep Inc · CA

Inventors

• Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi · San Diego, US
• Masih Ebrahimi Afrouzi · Las Vegas, US
• Soroush Mehrnia · Helsingborg, SE
• Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi · San Jose, US
• Azadeh Afshar Bakooshli · Henderson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/09
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods for automated robotic movement for a robotic device using an electronic computing device are presented, the methods including: causing the electronic computing device to establish a working zone; measuring distances to all obstacles in the working zone thereby detecting all obstacles in the working zone; establishing a coverage path that accounts for all detected obstacles; executing the coverage path such the robotic device covers the working zone at least once; if a new obstacle is detected, establishing an adapted coverage path that accounts for the new obstacle; and executing the adapted coverage path. In some embodiments, methods further include: bypassing the new obstacle; and returning to the coverage path.