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Visual navigation system for a mobile robot having capabilities of regenerating of hidden images

  • US 4,887,223 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1988
  • Issued: 12/12/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A visual navigation system with a regeneration capability comprising:

  • control and navigation means for obtaining the position of a mobile robot, including;

    a predefined visually detectable pattern on the mobile robot;

    camera means for obtaining a visual image of said pattern;

    control and navigation circuit means electrically connected to the camera means, for regenerating portions of the predefined visually detectable pattern which are hidden from the field of view of the camera means;

    wherein the X-Y position and heading of the mobile robot are determined by the control and navigation circuit means from the visual image, and said regenerated portions thereof, of the predefined visually detectable pattern.

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