Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyunseok Hong

Minsu Hwangbo

Myungsik Kim

Junghwan Lee

Yeongrok Lee

Hyunwoo Kim

Boseok Moon

Daehun Kim

Jinpyo Gwak

Jihye Kim

Taehee Lee

Hyunsuk Kim

Junggap Kuk

Seungbeom Han

Dongeui Shin

Provided is a time of flight (ToF) sensor and a method for controlling the ToF sensor. The ToF sensor includes a first light emitter configured to output first light of a first pattern, a second light emitter configured to output second light of a second pattern, an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, and at least one processor configured to control the first light emitter and the second light emitter to sequentially output the first light and the second light, obtain, based on the output first light and second light being received through the image sensor by being reflected by a plurality of objects, a first image frame corresponding to the received first light and a second image frame corresponding to the received second light, and identify distances between the ToF sensor and the plurality of objects based on the first image frame and the second image frame.

ToF sensor including duel emitting units and method for controlling thereof

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor, a first light source configured to irradiate a first light, a second light source configured to irradiate a second light in a direction different from the first light, and a processor configured to, based on first and second reflected lights being received by the sensor as the first and second lights are reflected by an object, calculate a first distance between the electronic apparatus and an object reflecting the first light and a second distance between the electronic apparatus and an object reflecting the second light using different calculation methods.

Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

A robot and a method of controlling same is provided, the robot including: first and second fingers, where finger comprises: a contact part; a light emitter configured to radiate light toward the contact part; a camera configured to capture an image of the respective contact part; and a polarization filter between the light emitter and the contact part, wherein the polarization filters are configured to pass light polarized in a first or second direction based on a voltage applied, and wherein the first and second directions are perpendicular to one another; a driver configured to move the first finger and the second finger; and at least one processor connected with the components of the first and second fingers and the driver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain images via the first and second cameras by controlling an activation state of at least one of the light emitters and the polarization filters, and based on identifying the presence of an object positioned between the contact parts, cause the fingers to grip the object and to maintain within a pre-set range a difference between first and second distances.

Robot for gripping an object using dual fingers and object grip method thereof

Provided is a cleaning device including a suction port; at least one sensor configured to sense at least one object; a driver configured to open or close the suction port; a memory storing at least one instruction; and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory. The processor executes the at least one instruction to sense at least one object within an area to be cleaned by the cleaning device by controlling the at least one sensor, identify a relative location of the sensed at least one object with respect to the cleaning device, determine at least a partial area within an entire area of the suction port as an open/close target area, based on the identified relative location of the at least one object, and open or close the open/close target area by controlling the driver.

Cleaning device and method for controlling same

A robot includes: a light emitter configured to output light; a camera; and at least one processor configured to: obtain first information about an object using the camera while the light emitter is outputting the light, obtain second information about the object using the camera while the light emitter is not outputting the light, obtain third information about the object based on the first information and the second information, obtain information about an external light area based on at least one from among the first information, the second information, and the third information, and generate a driving path of the robot based on the information about the external light area.

Robot and control method thereof

A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a housing including an opening, a circuit substrate disposed in the inside of the housing, an image sensor electrically connected to the circuit substrate, a light-control member configured to change light transmittance from a light transmission state capable of transmitting external light to a light reflection state capable of reflecting light according to application of power, and a contact member disposed adjacent to the opening and allowing light to pass therethrough. wherein, when viewed from a lateral side, the light-control member is disposed such that a longitudinal extension line of the light-control member and a longitudinal extension line of the contact member may form a predetermined angle therebetween, when the light-control member is in the light transmission state, the image sensor is disposed to obtain an image over the light-control member, and when the light-control member is in the light reflection state, the image sensor is disposed to receive light reflected by the light-control member and light directly incident through the contact member.

Sensor assembly including light control member and electronic device including the same

A wide-angle, high-resolution distance measurement device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a light source which emits structured light; a camera which forms an image by capturing reflected light, which is the structured light emitted from the light source and incident on the camera after being reflected by an obstacle; and a resolution correction lens which is disposed in front of the camera and corrects the reflected light which is reflected by the obstacle and incident on the camera, such that the resolution of the image formed by the camera is uniform irrespective of distance.

Wide-angle, high-resolution distance measurement device

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus according to the disclosure includes: a light emitter; a light receiver; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire a first depth image based on first reflected light acquired during a first time period and store the first depth image in the memory, acquire a second depth image based on second reflected light acquired during a second time period following the first time period, and acquire distance information between the electronic apparatus and the object included in the second depth image by subtracting a first depth value of each pixel of the first depth image from a second depth value of each pixel of the second depth image, and correct the distance information by using a compensation value acquired based corresponding to time information on the second time period.

Electronic apparatus and method for controlling thereof

Provided is a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device includes: a light source configured to emit a first light beam; a photodetector configured to detect a second light beam, the second light beam being a reflected or scattered light beam of the first light beam reflected or scattered by an object; a diverging member comprising a reflective material configured to diverge the first light beam in various directions by rotating about a rotation axis; and a converging member including an optical element including one or more of a refractive and/or reflective material configured to converge the second light beam from the object and configured to cause the second light beam to be incident on the photodetector.

Light detection and ranging device with a diverging and converging member where the converging member includes a plurality of reflectors

An electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to identify a first distance based on locations of first pixels that received the reflective light, and identify a second distance based on locations of the second pixels that received the reflective light, and calculate a difference between the first and second distances, and based on a distance acquired by the calculation and a moving distance of the electronic apparatus identified through the second sensor, identify whether the reflective light is reflective light reflected by an object or reflective light that was reflected on the object and then reflected again by another object.

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device is provided. The LIDAR device includes: a light source configured to emit first light, a first reflector configured to omnidirectionally receive second light that is light reflected or scattered by an object that is irradiated by the first light, and reflect the second light, a light detector including a pixel array, the light detector being configured to detect the second light reflected from the first reflector, and a processor configured to acquire location information of the object based on detection of the second light by the light detector.

LIDAR device

A cleaning apparatus and a method of executing a cleaning operation are provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a sensor including a plurality of sensors, a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to control the cleaning apparatus. The processor is further configured to determine properties of a pollutant on a movement path of the cleaning apparatus by using the sensor, determine a cleaning operation of removing the pollutant, based on the determined properties of the pollutant, and execute the determined cleaning operation.

Method and apparatus for executing cleaning operation

Provided are a method and robot device for sharing object data. The method, performed by a robot device, of sharing object data includes: obtaining sensing data related to objects in a certain space; classifying the obtained sensing data into a plurality of pieces of object data based on properties of the objects; selecting another robot device from among at least one other robot device; selecting object data to be provided to the selected robot device from among the classified plurality of pieces of object data; and transmitting the selected object data to the selected robot device, wherein the classifying of the sensing data into a plurality of pieces object data includes generating a plurality of data layers including the classified plurality of pieces of object data.

Method and robot device for sharing object data

Provided are an artificial intelligence (AI) system using a machine learning algorithm like deep learning, or the like, and an application thereof. A robotic cleaning apparatus that generates map data includes a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a processor configured to control the robotic cleaning apparatus by executing the one or more instructions. The processor is configured, by executing the one or more instructions, to control the robotic cleaning apparatus to: generate basic map data related to a cleaning space, and generate object information regarding at least one object in the cleaning space, the object information being generated based on information obtained by the robotic cleaning apparatus regarding the object in a plurality of different positions of the cleaning space, and including information about a type and a position of the object.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyunseok Hong