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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;

Inventors:

James M. Hanratty, Musselburgh, GB;

Jeffrey M. Raynor, Edinburgh, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 9/1684 (2013.01); B25J 13/089 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G05D 1/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract

In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing image information for a scene in a movement path of a mobile robot. The image includes image information for each of a plurality of pixels of the scene, the image information comprising respective intensity values and respective distance values. The method includes analyzing the image information to determine whether to modify the movement path of the mobile robot. The method includes initiating, in response to determining according to the image information to modify the movement path of the mobile robot, sending of a command to a drive subsystem of the mobile robot to modify the movement path of the mobile robot.


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