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Torsten Herz

Michael Fiegert

Bernhard Ober

When a sub-section of a predefined path temporarily cannot be traversed by an autonomous mobile unit, an extended path is found for subsequently traversing the temporarily blocked sub-section. A first path point of the predefined path is determined using at least one predefinable distance criterion, which takes into consideration the distance of the temporarily blocked sub-section from the first path point. An extension sub-section is determined which begins at the first path point, terminates at a second path point of the predefined path and encompasses at least the temporarily blocked sub-section. The extended path is programmed with the extension sub-section being integrated into the predefined path at the first path point.

Programming of an extended path for an autonomous mobile unit for the subsequent traversing of path sections that are temporarily blocked

A device, a method, an adjusting device, and a mobile system for providing location-dependent information. It is proposed to use a device () which utilizes a navigation system () to detect its own position within an environment in relation to a map (), in order to reproduce the location-dependent information. The device has a reproduction device () for providing the information (I. . . Im) associated with the corresponding locations (P. . . Pn). To store the information, a storage medium () is provided either locally in the device or in a central data memory () of a server () that is separate from the device. The range () around a position (P. . . Pn) within which the information is to be provided is defined by parameters, such as by radius () and/or by sector (). An adjusting device () with an input screen (), for entering the parameters, is also preferably provided.

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Torsten Herz