Autonomous mobile work system comprising a variable reflectivity base station
First Claim
1. An autonomous mobile work system for performing work in a user selected area, the system comprising:
- a mobile work device including a sensor configured to locate a variable reflectivity base station and measure the distance to said base station; and
at least one variable reflectivity base station,wherein the mobile work device is configured totransmit a first command that changes an optical and/or an electromagnetic reflectivity state of the at least one variable reflectivity base station;
determine a first reflectivity measurement;
transmit a second command that changes the optical and/or electromagnetic reflectivity state of the at least one variable reflectivity base station;
determine a second reflectivity measurement; and
identify the at least one variable reflectivity base station based on the first reflectivity measurement and the second reflectivity measurement.
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to a method and system for localizing and confining an autonomous mobile work system or systems for performing work in a user defined space is disclosed. The system can include two or more variable reflective base stations at first and second locations that can modify their optical or electromagnetic reflectivity based upon either an external command via wired or wireless communications interface, or automatically on a regular or asynchronous time schedule under programmed or user settable control. The system also can include one or more autonomous mobile work systems capable of sensing the state of the variable reflectance base stations via sensors such as electromagnetic or optical sensors capable of measuring distance to the reflective base stations.
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10 Claims
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1. An autonomous mobile work system for performing work in a user selected area, the system comprising:
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a mobile work device including a sensor configured to locate a variable reflectivity base station and measure the distance to said base station; and at least one variable reflectivity base station, wherein the mobile work device is configured to transmit a first command that changes an optical and/or an electromagnetic reflectivity state of the at least one variable reflectivity base station; determine a first reflectivity measurement; transmit a second command that changes the optical and/or electromagnetic reflectivity state of the at least one variable reflectivity base station; determine a second reflectivity measurement; and identify the at least one variable reflectivity base station based on the first reflectivity measurement and the second reflectivity measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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