System for localization and obstacle detection using a common receiver
First Claim
1. A localization and obstacle detection system comprising:
- a first signal projector configured to project a first signal into an environment; and
a robot comprising;
a second signal projector configured to project a second signal into the environment;
a first signal receiver configured to receive both the first signal and the second signal, wherein the first signal receiver comprises a single signal sensor used to receive both the first signal, used to determine a location of the robot, and the second signal, used to determine a presence of an obstacle;
a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot in the environment based at least in part on the first signal received by the single signal sensor; and
a detector configured to determine the presence of an obstacle in the environment based at least in part on the intensity and bearing of the second signal received by the single signal sensor and without touching the obstacle;
wherein the second signal is distinct from the first signal in at least one characteristic;
wherein the robot is configured to move in the environment.
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Abstract
A localization and obstacle detection system includes a first signal projector configured to project a first signal into an environment and a robot configured to move in the environment. The robot includes a second signal projector configured to project a second signal into the environment; a signal receiver configured to receive the first signal and the second signal; a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot in the environment based at least in part on the received first signal; and a detector configured to determine the presence of an obstacle in the environment based at least in part on the intensity and bearing of the received second signal and without touching the obstacle; wherein the second signal is distinct from the first signal in at least one characteristic.
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30 Claims
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1. A localization and obstacle detection system comprising:
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a first signal projector configured to project a first signal into an environment; and a robot comprising; a second signal projector configured to project a second signal into the environment; a first signal receiver configured to receive both the first signal and the second signal, wherein the first signal receiver comprises a single signal sensor used to receive both the first signal, used to determine a location of the robot, and the second signal, used to determine a presence of an obstacle; a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot in the environment based at least in part on the first signal received by the single signal sensor; and a detector configured to determine the presence of an obstacle in the environment based at least in part on the intensity and bearing of the second signal received by the single signal sensor and without touching the obstacle; wherein the second signal is distinct from the first signal in at least one characteristic; wherein the robot is configured to move in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A localization and obstacle detection method comprising:
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receiving at a first receiver physically associated with a mobile object both a first signal, the first signal projected from a source other than the mobile object, and a second signal, the second signal projected from the mobile object, wherein the first receiver comprises a single sensor used to receive both the first signal, used to determine a location of the robot, and the second signal, used to determine a presence of an obstacle; distinguishing the first received signal from the second received signal based on at least one signal characteristic that differs between the first received signal and the second received signal; localizing the mobile object in an environment based at least in part on the first received signal received at the single sensor; determining that the mobile object is proximate to an obstacle in the environment based at least in part on the second received signal received at the single sensor; maintaining a space between the mobile object and the proximate obstacle in the environment, wherein the first signal and the second signal are of the same signal type and have at least one different characteristic relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mobile robot comprising:
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a signal projector configured to project a first signal into an environment, the first signal being of a first signal type and having a first value for a signal property; a first signal receiver configured to receive signals of the first signal type, including at least both the first signal and a second signal, the second signal projected from a projector not on the robot, wherein the first signal receiver comprises a single sensor used to receive both the first signal, used to determine a location of the robot, and the second signal, used to determine a presence of an obstacle; wherein the second signal is of the first signal type and has a second value for the signal property, the second value different from the first value; a localizer configured to determine a location of the robot in the environment based at least in part on the second signal received by the single sensor; and a detector configured to determine the presence of an obstacle in the environment based at least in part on the first signal received by the single sensor; wherein the robot is configured to move in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification