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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun Pyo Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung Hwan Yoo, Incheon-si, KR;
Jae Young Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Man Joo, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Woo Ram Chung, Seoul, KR;
Hwi Chan Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile robot system is provided. The method includes at a mobile robot, transmitting a signal while traveling in a traveling region, at a beacon, receiving the signal transmitted from the mobile robot over 360 degrees and determining whether the mobile robot has approached the beacon, at the beacon, transmitting a response signal to the mobile robot if the mobile robot has approached the beacon, and at the mobile robot, performing avoidance navigation to prevent collision with the beacon when the mobile robot receives the response signal of the beacon.