Autonomous mobile robot system
First Claim
1. A method of using an autonomous mobile robot system, the autonomous mobile robot system comprising:
- a mobile robot; and
a computing system; and
the method comprising;
measuring, using the mobile robot, surrounding conditions of the mobile robot;
estimating, using the mobile robot, position-posture data from the measured surrounding conditions of the mobile robot and an environmental map;
controlling, using the mobile robot, movements of the mobile robot according to movement control data determined from the position-posture data estimated and movement route data;
generating, using the computer system, the environmental map indicating environmental geometric conditions including objects present in an environment where the mobile robot is to move around;
creating, using the computer system, the movement route data for movements of the mobile robot in a coordinate scheme of the environmental map; and
determining, using the computer system, a value of a collision probability parameter indicating a level of predictive probability of collision of the mobile robot with an object in mobile robot movements with inclusion of control errors through calculation by using robot composition information regarding the mobile robot, the environmental map prepared, and the movement route data created.
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Abstract
The possibilities of collision of a mobile robot with objects can be reduced significantly in actual robot movements. In an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an autonomous mobile robot system including a mobile robot and a computing system. The mobile robot includes: a sensing section for measuring surrounding conditions of the mobile robot; a position-posture estimating section for estimating position-posture data from sensing data obtained by the sensing section and an environmental map; and a robot moving section for controlling movements of the mobile robot according to movement control data determined from the position-posture data thus estimated and movement route data.
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1. A method of using an autonomous mobile robot system, the autonomous mobile robot system comprising:
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a mobile robot; and a computing system; and the method comprising; measuring, using the mobile robot, surrounding conditions of the mobile robot; estimating, using the mobile robot, position-posture data from the measured surrounding conditions of the mobile robot and an environmental map; controlling, using the mobile robot, movements of the mobile robot according to movement control data determined from the position-posture data estimated and movement route data; generating, using the computer system, the environmental map indicating environmental geometric conditions including objects present in an environment where the mobile robot is to move around; creating, using the computer system, the movement route data for movements of the mobile robot in a coordinate scheme of the environmental map; and determining, using the computer system, a value of a collision probability parameter indicating a level of predictive probability of collision of the mobile robot with an object in mobile robot movements with inclusion of control errors through calculation by using robot composition information regarding the mobile robot, the environmental map prepared, and the movement route data created. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of using an autonomous mobile robot system,
the autonomous mobile robot system comprising: -
a mobile robot including a sensing section configured to measure surrounding conditions of the mobile robot, a position-posture estimating section configured to estimate a position and a posture of the mobile robot from sensing data obtained by the sensing section and an environmental map, and a robot moving section configured to control movements of the mobile robot according to movement control data determined from the estimated position and posture of the robot and movement route data; and a computing system including an environmental map generating section configured to generate the environmental map indicating environmental geometric conditions of an environment, in which the mobile robot is to move around and at least an obstacle exists; the method comprising steps of; creating, using the computer system, the movement route data for movements of the mobile robot in a coordinate scheme of the environmental map; simulating, using the computer system, the estimation performed in the position-posture estimating section by inputting virtual sensor data which includes sensing errors obtained on the basis of random number selection in error probability distribution modeling; simulating, using the computer system, the control performed in the robot moving section by inputting the result of simulation of the estimation to derive a result of a virtual control of the mobile robot in a form of probability distribution indicating a certain range of extent; and determining, using the computer system, a value of a collision probability parameter indicating a level of predictive probability of collision of the mobile robot with the obstacle from the result of the virtual control of the mobile robot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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