Autonomous mobile robot device and an avoidance method for that autonomous mobile robot device
First Claim
1. An autonomous mobile robot device, comprising:
- an obstacle detecting unit, which is configured to detect an obstacle;
a unit for obtaining an avoidance method used by an obstacle, which is configured to obtain, from said obstacle, information relating to an avoidance method used by said obstacle;
an avoidance method memorizing unit, which is configured to memorize one or more of;
a predetermined avoidance method and an avoidance method used by said obstacle; and
an avoidance method selecting unit, which is configured to select an avoidance method from said avoidance method memorizing unit, wherein said avoidance method selecting unit uses, as a reference, information relating to an avoidance method used by said obstacle, obtained by said unit for obtaining an avoidance method used by an obstacle, when selecting said avoidance method;
an avoidance method monitoring unit, which is configured to monitor information relating to said selected avoidance method used by said autonomous mobile robot device to avoid said obstacle;
a path producing unit, which is configured to produce a path for reaching a destination while avoiding said obstacle, based upon said selected avoidance method;
a moving unit, which is configured to move said autonomous mobile robot device along said produced path;
wherein information relating to an avoidance method is presented via a display and includes;
avoiding direction information indicative of a direction of avoiding, and avoiding performance information indicative of avoiding performances.
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Abstract
An autonomous mobile robot device, comprises an obstacle detecting unit, which is configured to detect an obstacle, a path producing unit, which is configured to produce a path for reaching to a goal while avoiding the obstacle, which is detected by the obstacle detecting unit, upon basis of a predetermined avoidance method, and a moving unit, which is configured to move while mounting the obstacle detecting unit and the path producing unit thereon, and further comprises an avoidance method noticing unit, which is configured to notice information relating to an avoidance method of the autonomous mobile robot device itself to the obstacle, which is detected by the obstacle detecting unit, an other'"'"'s avoidance method obtaining unit, which is configured to obtain information relating to the avoidance method of the obstacle from the obstacle, which is detected by the obstacle detecting unit, an avoidance method memorizing unit, which is configured to memorize one or more of the avoidance method(s) determined, to which the path producing unit should follow, and an avoidance method selecting unit, which is configured to selected the avoidance method(s) determined from the avoidance method memorizing unit, wherein the avoidance method selecting unit uses the information relating to the avoidance method of the obstacle, which is obtained by the other'"'"'s avoidance method obtaining unit, as a reference, when selecting the avoidance method.
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18 Claims
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1. An autonomous mobile robot device, comprising:
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an obstacle detecting unit, which is configured to detect an obstacle; a unit for obtaining an avoidance method used by an obstacle, which is configured to obtain, from said obstacle, information relating to an avoidance method used by said obstacle; an avoidance method memorizing unit, which is configured to memorize one or more of;
a predetermined avoidance method and an avoidance method used by said obstacle; andan avoidance method selecting unit, which is configured to select an avoidance method from said avoidance method memorizing unit, wherein said avoidance method selecting unit uses, as a reference, information relating to an avoidance method used by said obstacle, obtained by said unit for obtaining an avoidance method used by an obstacle, when selecting said avoidance method; an avoidance method monitoring unit, which is configured to monitor information relating to said selected avoidance method used by said autonomous mobile robot device to avoid said obstacle; a path producing unit, which is configured to produce a path for reaching a destination while avoiding said obstacle, based upon said selected avoidance method; a moving unit, which is configured to move said autonomous mobile robot device along said produced path; wherein information relating to an avoidance method is presented via a display and includes;
avoiding direction information indicative of a direction of avoiding, and avoiding performance information indicative of avoiding performances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An avoidance method for an autonomous mobile robot device, comprising:
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detecting an obstacle by using an obstacle detecting unit; producing, by using a path producing unit, a path for reaching a destination while avoiding said obstacle, upon basis of a predetermined obstacle avoidance method; and moving said autonomous mobile robot device by using a moving unit; wherein said obstacle avoidance method comprises the following steps of; monitoring, by using an obstacle avoidance method monitoring unit, information relating to an obstacle avoidance method used by said autonomous mobile robot device to avoid said obstacle; obtaining from said obstacle, by using a unit for obtaining an obstacle avoidance method used by said obstacle, information relating to an obstacle avoidance method used by said obstacle; memorizing, in an obstacle avoidance method memorizing unit, one or more of;
said predetermined obstacle avoidance method used by said autonomous mobile robot device, and said obstacle avoidance method used by said obstacle; andselecting a memorized obstacle avoidance method from said obstacle avoidance method memorizing unit, based upon information relating to the obstacle avoidance method used by said obstacle; wherein information relating to an obstacle avoidance method is presented via a display and includes;
avoiding direction information indicative of a direction of avoiding, and avoiding performance information indicative of avoiding performances. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An autonomous mobile robot device, comprising:
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an obstacle detecting unit, which is configured to detect an obstacle; a path producing unit, which is configured to produce a path for reaching a destination while avoiding said obstacle, upon basis of a predetermined avoidance method; and a moving unit, which is configured to move while mounting at least said obstacle detecting unit and said path producing unit thereon; an avoidance method monitoring unit, which is configured to monitor information relating to an avoidance method used by said autonomous mobile robot device; a unit for obtaining an avoidance method used by an obstacle, which is configured to obtain, from said obstacle, information relating to the avoidance method used by said obstacle; an avoidance method memorizing unit, which is configured to memorize one or more of said avoidance methods; and an avoidance method selecting unit, which is configured to select from said avoidance methods memorized in said avoidance method memorizing unit; wherein said avoidance method selecting unit uses the information relating to the avoidance method used by said obstacle, as a reference, when selecting said avoidance method; and wherein said information relating to the avoidance method is presented via a display and includes avoiding direction information indicating a direction of avoiding and avoiding performance information indicative of avoiding performances. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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