Patent ID: 6597143
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A47L,G05D

Abstract:
A mobile robot system comprising:a mobile robot comprising: a running device for moving the mobile robot about a room; an obstacle detecting device for detecting a presence of an obstacle in a path of the mobile robot, the obstacle detecting device including a camera; a location recognizing device for recognizing a location of the mobile robot; a first transceiver for transmitting image data from the camera and receiving a signal to control the running device, the obstacle detecting device and the location recognizing device; a controlling computer separated from the mobile robot for data processing the signal received from the first transceiver, and transmitting a control command to the mobile robot: a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the first transceiver of the mobile robot; an image board for processing image data from the camera device, the image data being received from the first transceiver by the second transceiver; and the controlling computer configured to calculate a current location of the mobile robot, determine a shape of an obstacle based upon received image data and responsively send the control command to the mobile robot through the first and second transceiver based upon the location; and wherein the obstacle avoidance function is off-loaded from the mobile robot to the controlling computer.