×

Robot and method of controlling the same

  • US 10,232,519 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2014
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of controlling a robot that operates while observing a surrounding environment, the method comprising:

  • obtaining environmental information on the environment around the robot to dictate observed and unobserved regions, wherein the unobserved region is a region in which environmental information has not been obtained by the environmental information obtaining sensor;

    determining as to whether the robot is operating in the observed or the unobserved region; and

    reducing a speed at which the robot moves when it is determined that the robot is operating in the unobserved region,wherein the robot is operated in a free region when operating within the observed region and it has been determined that an obstacle is not present based on the environmental information,wherein the robot is operated in a prohibited region when operating within the observed region and it has been determined that an obstacle is present based on the environmental information,wherein when the robot is operated in the prohibited region, reducing the speed at which the robot moves, so that the speed at which the robot moves will be lower than the speed at which the robot moves when the robot is operated in the unobserved region.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×