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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:
Sep. 24, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2023
Applicant:

Pixart Imaging Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Kai-Shun Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Wei-Chung Wang, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Assignee:

PIXART IMAGING INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0248 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
Abstract

A system for obstacle detection adapted to a self-guiding machine is provided. The system includes a controller, a linear light source and a light sensor. The linear light source and the light sensor are set apart at a distance. When the linear light source emits an indicator light being a vertical linear light projected onto a path the self-guiding machine travels toward, the light sensor senses the indicator light. The vertical linear light is segmented into a first segment projected to a ground and a second segment projected to a floating obstacle when the self-guiding machine approaches the floating obstacle with a height from the ground and the indicator light is projected to the floating obstacle, in which the second segment of the light sensed by the light sensor is determined as the floating obstacle in front of the self-guiding machine.


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