Patent ID: 8676380
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
1. A moving robot configured to move along a support surface, the moving robot comprising: a photographing unit provided on a bottom surface of the moving robot for photographing sequential images of the support surface using incident light; at least one light source unit provided on the moving robot for radiating light onto a corresponding region of the support surface to be photographed by the photographing unit; a controller configured to compare the sequential images captured by the photographing unit and to control the at least one light source unit based on a result of the comparison; and a light source controller coupled to the at least one light source unit and configured to control a magnitude of current or voltage input from the at least one light source unit, and to control a radiation angle of light radiated from the at least one light source unit in response to a control command generated by the controller.