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MOBILE ROBOT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

  • US 20150157182A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2014
  • Published: 06/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile robot comprising:

  • a mobile main body;

    an optical pattern sensor configured to sense obstacles around the main body;

    a cleaning unit sucking in foreign substances around the main body during traveling;

    a controller configured to extract information of the obstacles by analyzing data input from the optical pattern sensor, to set a traveling direction or a traveling path so as to avoid the obstacles, and to control the main body so as to travel to a destination while avoiding the obstacles; and

    a travel driving unit configured to move the main body according to control instructions from the controller, wherein the controller includes;

    an obstacle information acquisition unit configured to judge the obstacles and to calculate the positions of the obstacles from data from the optical pattern sensor; and

    a map generation unit configured to generate a local area map of an environment around the main body based on the information of the obstacles calculated by the obstacle information acquisition unit.

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