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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Wesley Hanan Huang, Burlington, MA (US);
Emilie A. Phillips, Mason, NH (US);
Inventors:
Wesley Hanan Huang, Burlington, MA (US);
Emilie A. Phillips, Mason, NH (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/002 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39391 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40062 (2013.01); B25J 5/005 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40003 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.