Patent ID: 11914383
Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for spinning an autonomous device (AV) in place comprising one or more of:
a processor configured for executing instructions including:
(a) receiving a mode of the AV and coordinates of a destination to which the AV is headed;
(b) determining an axis of rotation of the AV based on the mode;

a turn processor configured for executing instructions including:
(c) determining a clockwise rotation angle α and a counterclockwise rotation angle β between a current heading of the AV and the destination; and
(d) setting a rotation direction of the AV to counterclockwise if α≥β, and setting the rotation direction to clockwise if α<β; and

a path processor configured for executing instructions including:
(e) determining a path to reach the destination including:
(f) enabling the AV to travel along the path;
(g) if the AV is at the destination, returning to (a); and
(h) if the AV is not at the destination, returning to (b).