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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jr Pong, Brookfield Center, CT (US);
Joseph F Engelberger, Newtown, CT (US);
John M Evans, Jr, Brookfield, CT (US);
William S Kazman, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Transitions Research Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36442402 ; 180167 ;
Abstract
A means and method for control of an autonomous vehicle while working on a surface, specifically for operation of an automatic floor cleaning machine using power derived from line power through a wall plug and cord. The vehicle uses information derived from contact between bumpers and objects in the environment to sense the geometry of its environment and utilizes a recursively applied algorithm to systematically and efficiently cover the floor area.