Sensor system for mobility platforms, and method for shape-based landmark recognition.
The mobility platform uses a laser rangefinder and passive landmarks for accurate navigation and task performance, addressing deployment complexity and navigation errors in conventional systems, enhancing construction productivity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- RUGGED ROBOTICS INC
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
AI Technical Summary
Conventional systems for autonomous or semi-autonomous work site navigation require externally mounted navigation equipment or external positioning sensors, leading to navigation errors, limited mobility in confined spaces, and complex deployment, which hinders efficient task performance and productivity in construction environments.
A mobility platform equipped with a laser rangefinder and passive landmarks that can determine its position relative to stationary targets, enabling accurate navigation and task performance without active beacons, using a sensor system that includes a camera and laser rangefinder to detect and measure distances to passive landmarks, and a holonomic drive system for three degrees of freedom movement.
Enables precise and efficient navigation and task execution, such as marking layouts, in indoor environments with high accuracy and reduced deployment complexity, improving construction productivity by overcoming limitations of conventional systems.
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