Method and system for controlling a robot
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Abstract
A system and method are described that use impulse radio technology to enhance the capabilities of a robot. In one embodiment, a system, a robot and a method are provided that use the communication capabilities of impulse radio technology to help a control station better control the actions of the robot. In another embodiment, a system, a robot and a method are provided that use the communication, position and/or radar capabilities of impulse radio technology to help a control station better control the actions of a robot in order to, for example, monitor and control the environment within a building.
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21. A method for identifying and locating a physical asset, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating a first ultra wideband radio with said physical asset;
associating a second ultra wideband radio with a robot;
obtaining, at said robot, information that identifies said physical asset based upon the interaction of said first ultra wideband radio and said second ultra wideband radio; and
locating a position of said physical asset based upon the interaction of said first ultra wideband radio and at least two of a plurality of reference ultra wideband radios. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A physical asset location system, comprising:
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a first ultra wideband radio associated with a physical asset;
a robot associated with a second ultra wideband radio that interacts with said first ultra wideband radio to determine information that identifies said physical asset; and
a plurality of reference ultra wideband radios, at least two of which interact with said first ultra wideband radio to enable a position of said physical asset to be determined. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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