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Patent No.:

US 12566458 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2022

Rail detection apparatus and method for autonomous driving of mobile robot in greenhouse environment

Applicant:

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;

Inventor:

Su Yong An, Daejeon, KR;

Assignee:

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;

Attorney:

Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jay Khandpur

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/661 (2024.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G05D 1/242 (2024.01); G05D 107/20 (2024.01); G05D 111/10 (2024.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/661 (2024.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01S 7/4804 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G05D 1/242 (2024.01); G05D 2107/21 (2024.01); G05D 2111/17 (2024.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and method for rail detection and control of a motion of a mobile robot for safely switching driving of the mobile robot between a flat area and a rail area in an environment in a greenhouse in which a rail is provided for pipe heating. For more accurate rail detection, accurate three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data is obtained using a tilting laser scanner and is analyzed to detect a position of the rail and control a motion of a mobile robot for rail docking. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to be mounted in a mobile robot, and a rail detection unit configured to obtain 3D point cloud data using the sensor and detect the 3D point cloud data.

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An, Su. (2026). Rail detection apparatus and method for autonomous driving of mobile robot in greenhouse environment (U.S. Patent No. 12566458). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12566458

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