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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Ji-min Kim, Seoul, KR;

No-san Kwak, Suwon-si, KR;

Shin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Kyung-shik Roh, Seongnam-si, KR;

Soon-yong Park, Bucheon-si, KR;

Suk-june Yoon, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01); B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 11/0085 (2013.01); B25J 19/005 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1838 (2013.01); G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G05D 1/0242 (2013.01); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0203 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for returning of robot and a returning method thereof are provided, in which the apparatus for returning of robot includes a signal transmitter which is disposed on a charging station and transmits a single front signal and a plurality of distance signals including first, second and third distance signals, a signal receiver which is disposed on the robot and includes a plurality of receiving sensors to receive any one among the single front signal and one among the plurality of distance signals, and a controller which calculates an angle of the charging station by using one among the received single front signal and the plurality of received distance signals and controls the driving so that the robot can return to the charging station by using the calculated angle of the charging station.


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