Patent №
US 9,104,204
Granted
2015-08-11
Filed 2013
Owner
IROBOT CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13893762
A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as spiraling (45), or other modes are also used to increase effectiveness. In addition, a behavior based architecture is used to implement the control system, and various escape behaviors are used to ensure full coverage.
AI classification
Ownership
IROBOT CORPORATION
assignment · 304130592
Assignors
JONES, JOSEPH L., MASS, PHILIP R.
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