Method and system for robotic surface coverage
First Claim
1. A method for surface coverage of a workspace, the method comprisingcreating a polar map of the workspace defined by a plurality of cells;
- causing a base station to create a policy by dividing the workspace into a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones each defined by a portion of the plurality of cells and by an ordering of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by a plurality of robotic devices;
selecting a zone of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by one of the plurality of robotic devices;
creating a cell matrix of the portion of plurality of cells representing the selected zone;
assigning the selected zone to the one of the plurality of robotic devices; and
covering the selected zone by the one of the plurality of robotic devices.
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Abstract
Methods for minimizing redundancy of surface coverage of a workspace using a robotic device and a base station are presented, the methods including: creating a polar map of the workspace defined by a number of cells; creating a policy by dividing the workspace into a number of zones each defined by a portion of the number of cells and by ordering the number of zones for surface coverage; selecting a zone of the number of zones for surface coverage by the robotic device; creating a cell matrix of the portion of number of cells representing the selected zone; assigning the selected zone to the robotic device; covering the selected zone by the robotic device; reporting an actual zone coverage to the base station; updating a coverage matrix corresponding with the cell matrix of the selected zone to indicate coverage; and calculating a penalty.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for surface coverage of a workspace, the method comprising
creating a polar map of the workspace defined by a plurality of cells; -
causing a base station to create a policy by dividing the workspace into a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones each defined by a portion of the plurality of cells and by an ordering of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by a plurality of robotic devices; selecting a zone of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by one of the plurality of robotic devices; creating a cell matrix of the portion of plurality of cells representing the selected zone; assigning the selected zone to the one of the plurality of robotic devices; and covering the selected zone by the one of the plurality of robotic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for surface coverage of a workspace, the method comprising
causing a base station to divide the workspace into a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones each defined by a plurality of cells and by an ordering of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by a plurality of robotic devices; -
selecting a zone of the plurality of zones for surface coverage by one of the plurality of robotic devices; creating a cell matrix of the portion of plurality of cells representing the selected zone; assigning the selected zone to the one of the plurality of robotic devices; and covering the selected zone by the one of the plurality of robotic devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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