Samsung electronics co., ltd. (20240134380). ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF simplified abstract
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ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Minsu Hwangbo of Suwon-si (KR)
Hyunseok Hong of Suwon-si (KR)
ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240134380 titled 'ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a patent application for a robot that can identify the presence of objects in its sensing area, determine their location, and avoid them while traveling.
- The robot includes a driver, sensors, memory, and processors.
- The processor transmits signals to identify objects within the sensing area.
- The processor selects sensors to transmit signals at specific time periods.
- The processor determines the location of objects based on reflection signals.
- The driver is controlled to avoid objects based on their identified locations.
Potential Applications
This technology could be used in autonomous vehicles, robotic vacuum cleaners, and industrial robots for collision avoidance and navigation purposes.
Problems Solved
This technology solves the problem of robots colliding with objects in their path by enabling them to detect and avoid obstacles in real-time.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include improved safety, efficiency, and accuracy in robot navigation tasks, leading to reduced damage and downtime.
Potential Commercial Applications
The potential commercial applications of this technology include robotics companies, logistics companies, and manufacturing industries looking to enhance the capabilities of their robots for improved productivity and safety.
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art for this technology could be similar patents related to object detection and avoidance in robotics, such as those focusing on sensor fusion or machine learning algorithms for navigation.
Unanswered Questions
How does the robot determine the specific path to take when avoiding an object?
The abstract does not provide details on how the robot calculates the optimal path to take when avoiding an object. This could involve algorithms for path planning and obstacle avoidance.
What types of sensors are included in the plurality of sensors?
The abstract mentions a plurality of sensors but does not specify the types of sensors used. It would be interesting to know if the sensors are cameras, lidar, ultrasonic, or other types commonly used in robotics for object detection.
Original Abstract Submitted
a robot, includes: a driver; a plurality of sensors; a memory; and at least one processor configured to transmit a first signal for identifying a presence or absence of an object within a sensing area of the plurality of sensors through a first sensor operating in the signal transmitting mode from among the plurality of sensors during a first time period, identify, a second sensor to transmit a second signal during a third time period after elapse of the second time period from among the plurality of sensors, transmit the second signal by operating the identified second sensor in the signal transmitting mode, identify a location of the object based on whether a second reflection signal corresponding to the second signal is received at the second sensor, and control the driver to travel by avoiding the object based on the identified location of the object.
