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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A travel map creating apparatus includes a position sensor obtaining the positional relationship of an adjacent object relative to the apparatus; a floor map creator creating a floor map based on the positional relationship; a self-position calculator calculating the self-position on the floor map; a marker identifier identifying a marker; a marker position calculator calculating the relative position of the marker to the apparatus; a mode switcher switching the mode of the apparatus between a floor map creation mode and a marker identification mode; a restricted access information generator, based on the floor map, the self-position, and the relative position of the marker, defining a boundary of a restricted area to which the entry of an autonomous mobile robot is prohibited and generating restricted access information including the boundary; and a travel map creator creating a travel map including the defined restricted area based on the restricted access information.
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