Patent ID: 8170738
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G01S,G05D

Abstract:
1. A performance inspection method for an autonomous mobile apparatus which is capable of performing free motions autonomously according to communication with a remote operation device, mounted with a plurality of detection elements having mutually different detection regions and configured to detect a specific subject in a surrounding environment thereof, the performance inspection method being configured to inspect whether or not each detection element is functioning normally, wherein the autonomous mobile apparatus includes a main body and a locomotion mechanism mounted in the main body to navigate the main body and rotate the main body at a specific position, and the performance inspection method comprises: a position adjusting step configured to locate the autonomous mobile apparatus at a reference position and confront the autonomous mobile apparatus to the subject with a predefined distance; a rotation step configured to confront the autonomous mobile apparatus to a plurality of predefined directions sequentially by rotating the autonomous mobile apparatus at the reference position via the locomotion mechanism; a detection processing step configured to detect the subject via each detection element every time when the autonomous mobile apparatus is confronted to each direction by the rotation step; and a determination step configured to determine whether or not each detection element is functioning normally on the basis of the detection processing result from the detection processing step.