Apparatus and method of controlling mobile body
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1. An apparatus for controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound, the apparatus comprising:
- a traveling information producer producing traveling information about traveling of the mobile body;
a direction estimator estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source; and
a position determiner determining a position of the mobile body using the traveling information and the estimated direction.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound. This apparatus includes a traveling information producer for producing traveling information, which is information about traveling of the mobile body; a direction estimator for estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source; and a position determiner for determining a position of the mobile body using the traveling information and the estimated direction of the mobile body.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound, the apparatus comprising:
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a traveling information producer producing traveling information about traveling of the mobile body;
a direction estimator estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source; and
a position determiner determining a position of the mobile body using the traveling information and the estimated direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound, comprising:
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estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source;
determining a traveling direction of the mobile body using the estimated direction of the mobile body;
moving the mobile body a predetermined distance in the determined travelling direction;
producing traveling information about the traveling of the mobile body;
estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source after the mobile body has moved; and
determining a position of the mobile body using the traveling information and the estimated directions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for causing a processor to perform a method of controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound, the method comprising:
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estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source;
determining a traveling direction of the mobile body using the estimated direction of the mobile body;
moving the mobile body a predetermined distance in the determined travelling direction;
producing traveling information about the traveling of the mobile body;
estimating a direction in which the mobile body is located with respect to the sound source after the mobile body has moved; and
determining a position of the mobile body using the traveling information and the estimated directions.
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