EP2070076A4 - Autonomous behaviors for a remote vehicle - Google Patents

Autonomous behaviors for a remote vehicle

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Publication number
EP2070076A4
EP2070076A4 EP07868279A EP07868279A EP2070076A4 EP 2070076 A4 EP2070076 A4 EP 2070076A4 EP 07868279 A EP07868279 A EP 07868279A EP 07868279 A EP07868279 A EP 07868279A EP 2070076 A4 EP2070076 A4 EP 2070076A4
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Prior art keywords
remote vehicle
autonomous behaviors
behaviors
autonomous
remote
Prior art date
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Ceased
Application number
EP07868279A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2070076A2 (en
Inventor
Emilie Phillips
Pavlo E Rudakevych
Orjeta Taka
James Gordon Wolfe
Tom Frost
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iRobot Corp
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iRobot Corp
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Priority claimed from US11/739,590 external-priority patent/US7843431B2/en
Application filed by iRobot Corp filed Critical iRobot Corp
Publication of EP2070076A2 publication Critical patent/EP2070076A2/en
Publication of EP2070076A4 publication Critical patent/EP2070076A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • G05D1/0272—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using internal positioning means comprising means for registering the travel distance, e.g. revolutions of wheels
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EP07868279A 2006-10-06 2007-05-14 Autonomous behaviors for a remote vehicle Ceased EP2070076A4 (en)

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US82863206P 2006-10-06 2006-10-06
US91178507P 2007-04-13 2007-04-13
US11/739,590 US7843431B2 (en) 2007-04-24 2007-04-24 Control system for a remote vehicle
PCT/US2007/068890 WO2008060689A2 (en) 2006-10-06 2007-05-14 Autonomous behaviors for a remote vehicle

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EP2070076A2 EP2070076A2 (en) 2009-06-17
EP2070076A4 true EP2070076A4 (en) 2012-11-21

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