AU2015201973B2 - Proximity sensing on mobile robots - Google Patents

Proximity sensing on mobile robots

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AU2015201973B2
AU2015201973B2 AU2015201973A AU2015201973A AU2015201973B2 AU 2015201973 B2 AU2015201973 B2 AU 2015201973B2 AU 2015201973 A AU2015201973 A AU 2015201973A AU 2015201973 A AU2015201973 A AU 2015201973A AU 2015201973 B2 AU2015201973 B2 AU 2015201973B2
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Samuel Duffley
Nikolai Romanov
Steve V. Shamlian
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iRobot Corp
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A proximity sensor (520) includes first and second components (522, 523) disposed on a sensor body (514) adjacent to one another. The first component (522, 524) 5 is one of an emitter (522) and a receiver (524), and the second component (522a, 524a) is the other one of an emitter and a receiver. A third component (522b, 524b) is disposed adjacent the second sensor opposite the first sensor. The third component is an emitter if the first sensor is an emitter or a receiver if the first sensor is a receiver. Each component has a respective field of view (523, 525). First and second fields of view intersect, 10 defining a first volume (V1) that detects a floor surface (10) within a first threshold distance (Ds). The second and third fields of view intersect, defining a second volume (V2) that detects a floor surface within a second threshold distance (DAC). ys 520, 4 -'520d R eceiver 2 -------__ _ ------------ 524, Emitter -514 524b-' 522, 51* Receiver 525, 525 , :F 5 5 525b5 - 525a\ adi 1 10 S, I ~~s 1 * #I% Fl . ou
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US4532867A (en) * 1983-07-07 1985-08-06 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Dual field-of-view optical target detector
WO1993007511A1 (en) * 1991-09-30 1993-04-15 Mitron Oy Method in an optically operated proximity switch
US5601024A (en) * 1989-11-14 1997-02-11 Daimler-Benz Aerospace Ag Optical proximity fuse
US20090055022A1 (en) * 2000-01-24 2009-02-26 Irobot Corporation Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot

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US4502773A (en) * 1983-01-31 1985-03-05 Polaroid Corporation Two zone infrared ranging system
US4532867A (en) * 1983-07-07 1985-08-06 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Dual field-of-view optical target detector
US5601024A (en) * 1989-11-14 1997-02-11 Daimler-Benz Aerospace Ag Optical proximity fuse
WO1993007511A1 (en) * 1991-09-30 1993-04-15 Mitron Oy Method in an optically operated proximity switch
US20090055022A1 (en) * 2000-01-24 2009-02-26 Irobot Corporation Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot

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