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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Dong-geon Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyoung-ki Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Dong-Geon Kong, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyoung-Ki Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for building a map are provided. According to the apparatus and method, a path is generated on the basis of the degrees of uncertainty of features extracted from an image obtained while a mobile robot explores unknown surroundings, and the mobile robot travels along the generated path. The path based on the degrees of uncertainty of the features is generated and this may increase the accuracy of a feature map of the mobile robot or accuracy in self localization.