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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Fabrizio Polo, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0214 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining relative orientation between a self-propelled device and a mobile computing device by utilizing the asymmetric radiation pattern of communication link emissions by the self-propelled device. Upon establishing the communication link, the self-propelled device may perform a spin, thereby enabling the self-propelled device and/or the mobile computing device to detect radiated pulses due to the asymmetry in the link. A direction may be determined based on such pulses, which may be utilized for calibration purposes.