Pathfinding methods for autonomous mobile robots

Abstract

To provide a pathfinding method for autonomous mobile robots that can generate more efficient paths. [Solution] The pathfinding method for an autonomous mobile robot involves segmenting objects in an image taken by an omnidirectional camera that provides an overhead view of the robot's work site (S22), assigning an ID to each object detected by the omnidirectional camera (S23), recording the ID and position information at regular intervals and for a fixed period, determining whether an object within the robot's path is movable based on changes in the position information of the recorded IDs, and performing pathfinding based on the information of the determined movable objects.

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