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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078338 | System and method for behavior based control of an autonomous vehicle System and method for behavior based control of an autonomous vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, throttle, brake, accelerator, or transmissi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7844364 | Systems and methods for dispersing and clustering a plurality of robotic devices Methods for operating, such as methods for dispersing and clustering, robotic devices (i.e., “robots”) employ adaptive behavior relative to neighboring robots and external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Each robot is capable of receiving, processing, and acti... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843431 | Control system for a remote vehicle Control system for a remote vehicle comprises a twin grip hand-held controller including: a left grip shaped to be held between a left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7546912 | Communications spooler for a mobile robot A cable handling system mounted to a mobile robot to dispense and retrieve cable at zero tension includes a cable reel drive and a downstream tension roller drive that includes an idler. As a cable passes through the tension roller drive, position along the length o... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7499804 | System and method for multi-modal control of an autonomous vehicle System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator, throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, or transmission shifter) to ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7499776 | Systems and methods for control of an unmanned ground vehicle Systems and methods for interruptible autonomous control of a vehicle. Autonomous control is achieved by using actuators that interact with input devices in the vehicle. The actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate the input devices (e.g., articulation controls and dri... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7499775 | System and method for terrain feature tracking System and method for tracking obstacles by an autonomous vehicle. Localization sensors (i.e., sensors to measure pitch, roll, and yaw, and systems including an inertial navigation system, a compass, a global positioning system, or an odometer) detect the position o... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7499774 | System and method for processing safety signals in an autonomous vehicle System and method for processing a safety signal in an autonomous vehicle. Safety signals are typically generated in response to the detection of unsafe conditions or are sent by the vehicle operator. In either case, the safety signals are conveyed using redundant c... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7369460 | Sonar scanner Detecting an object using sound waves includes outputting a sound wave from a transducer, receiving an echo after outputting the sound wave, obtaining a threshold value based on the echo and plural other echoes that are within a predetermined range of the echo, and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332890 | Autonomous robot auto-docking and energy management systems and methods A method for energy management in a robotic device includes providing a base station for mating with the robotic device, determining a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage unit of the robotic device, and performing a predetermined task based at least in pa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331436 | Communications spooler for a mobile robot A cable handling system mounted to a mobile robot to dispense and retrieve cable at zero tension includes a cable reel drive and a downstream tension roller drive that includes an idler. As a cable passes through the tension roller drive, position along the length o... | 02/19/2008 |
| D556961 | Robot | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288912 | Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movem... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7254464 | System and methods for adaptive control of robotic devices Methods for operating robotic devices (i.e., “robots”) that employ adaptive behavior relative to neighboring robots and external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Each robot is capable of receiving, processing, and acting on one or more multi-device primitive co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7196487 | Method and system for robot localization and confinement The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the barrier sign... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188000 | Navigational control system for a robotic device A navigational control system for altering movement activity of a robotic device operating in a defined working area, comprising a transmitting subsystem integrated in combination with the robotic device, for emitting a number of directed beams, each directed beam h... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7024278 | Navigational control system for a robotic device A navigational control system for altering movement activity of a robotic device operating in a defined working area, comprising a transmitting subsystem integrated in combination with the robotic device, for emitting a number of directed beams, each directed beam h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6965209 | Method and system for robot localization and confinement The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the barrier sign... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6956348 | Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movem... | 10/18/2005 |
| D510066 | Base station for robot | 09/27/2005 |
| 6940291 | Capacitive sensor systems and methods with increased resolution and automatic calibration Methods and systems for capacitive proximity and contact sensing employ one or more simple sensors (which may be a conductive fiber or pattern of conductive ink) in communication with a microcontroller. Digital signal processing executed by the microcontroller enabl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6883201 | Autonomous floor-cleaning robot An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a dual-stage brush assembly having counter-rotating, asymmetric brushes and an adjacent, but independent, vacuum assembly such that the cleaning capability and effici... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6860206 | Remote digital firing system The present invention is directed to a remote digital firing system for firing of a remote mission payload that includes a firing circuit communicatively coupled to and operative to fire the remote mission payload, a firing control panel communicatively linked to sa... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6845297 | Method and system for remote control of mobile robot A system for tele-operating a robot in an environment includes a user interface for controlling the tele-operation of the robot, an imaging device associated with the robot for providing image information representative of the environment around the robot, means for... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6781338 | Method and system for robot localization and confinement The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the barrier sign... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6690134 | Method and system for robot localization and confinement The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the b... | 02/10/2004 |
