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7412311 Method and apparatus for transporting a patient support  
A transport device for transporting a patient support panel or a medical appliance includes a drive unit, which includes a drive motor, an undercarriage having wheels rotatably mounted on it for...
7386364 Operation control device for leg-type mobile robot and operation control method, and robot device  
A legged mobile robot gives up a normal walking motion and starts a tumbling motion when an excessively high external force or external moment is applied thereto and a behavior plan of a foot part...
7369923 Control system and method  
A control system of the invention for regulating a quantity to be controlled based on a deviation of the controlled quantity from a target value thereof and control parameters includes a behavior...
7359766 Robot cleaner and operating method thereof  
A robot cleaner comprises a suction unit installed within a cleaner body, for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body; a wheel installed at a bottom of the cleaner body...
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,...
7265510 Method and arrangement for signalizing a deactivation of a driver assistance system  
The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for signalizing the controlled deactivation of an assistance system during operation of motor vehicles ( 10 ) which are steerable by a...
7211980 Robotic follow system and method  
Robot platforms, methods, and computer media are disclosed. The robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller, which executes instructions for a robot to follow a target...
7170252 Location aware automata  
An automaton configured to perform a task comprises a communication interface to communicate positional information with one or more anchor points provided within a given environment. The...
7166983 Position calculation system for mobile robot and charging-stand return system and method using the same  
Disclosed herein is a mobile robot which is capable of accurately calculating a position of the wireless signal source using a wireless signal, and allowing the mobile robot to accurately and...
7145300 Multi-axis AC servo control system and method  
A multiple axis servo control implements a multi-tasking PWM control unit to provide PWM signals for multiple axes in a single unit. A time slice mechanism provides axis selection signals based on...
7127340 Variable gain logic for a GPS based automatic steering system  
A method is provided for controlling steering oscillations in a work vehicle having a closed loop GPS based automatic steering system, wherein the closed loop steering system has a default gain and...
7126304 Motor controller and electric power steering apparatus  
A microcomputer includes a rotation angular velocity computation section, a feedback gain determination section, and a dead time compensation amount determination section. The rotation angular...
7120538 Vehicle guidance system for automatic vehicle guidance  
A track guidance system for guiding a vehicle with reference to pre-specified desired values of at least one application phase, includes a script development function ( 3 ) for developing an...
7119505 Servo motor control system  
In a servo control system, a numerical control device and at least one servo amplifier are connected to each other with a serial bus to control a servo motor connected to the servo amplifier. In...
7079923 Robotic vacuum cleaner  
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
7061199 Electrical charging system, electrical charging controlling method, robot apparatus, electrical charging device, electrical charging controlling program and recording medium  
A robot apparatus 1 is to be electrically charged autonomously. An electrical charging device 100 is provided with two markers, namely a main marker 118 and a sub-marker 119 , and the...
7057368 Electrical charging system, electrical charging controlling method, robot apparatus, electrical charging device, electrical charging controlling program and recording medium  
A robot apparatus 1 is to be electrically charged autonomously. An electrical charging device 100 is provided with two markers, namely a main marker 118 and a sub-marker 119 , and the...
7053580 Autonomous machine  
An autonomous machine comprises driving means for moving the machine along a surface of an area, and a navigation system. The navigation system causes the machine to follow a boundary of the area,...
7013201 Legged mobile robot and method of controlling operation of the same  
A legged mobile robot possesses degrees of freedom which are provided at roll, pitch, and yaw axes at a trunk. By using these degrees of freedom which are provided at the trunk, the robot can...
6984952 Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area  
A method for automatically operating a robot, attached to a lawnmower or other unmanned machine, within an enclosed area is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing the following...
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,...
6917854 Method for recognition determination and localization of at least one arbitrary object or space  
A method for recognition, determination and localization of at least one arbitrary object or space and the picking up of said object, by at least on robot, in particular, a service robot, which...
6885912 Area coverage with an autonomous robot  
There is therefore provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least...
6868307 Robot cleaner, robot cleaning system and method for controlling the same  
A robot cleaner, a robot cleaning system and a method for controlling the same capable of efficiently performing work on command by recognizing the driving distance and direction of the robot...
6850024 Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area  
A method for automatically operating a robot, attached to a lawnmower or other unmanned machine, within an enclosed area is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing the following...
6841963 Robot cleaner, system thereof and method for controlling same  
A robot cleaner, a system thereof, and a method for controlling the same. The robot cleaner system includes a robot cleaner that performs a cleaning operation while communicating wirelessly with an...
6799087 Method and apparatus for providing agent swarm dispersal and separation by directed movement  
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for directing the movement of an agent in an environment. The operations of the invention comprise determining at least a first zone...
6756761 Vehicular generator control system and method responsive to external signals  
A voltage control system for a vehicular power generator includes a receiver unit that receives voltage pulse signals indicating characteristics of the voltage control system from an external...
6748297 Robot cleaner system having external charging apparatus and method for docking with the charging apparatus  
A robot cleaner system capable of accurately docking with an external charging apparatus and a method for docking with an external charging apparatus comprising a power supply terminal connected to...
6678582 Method and control device for avoiding collisions between cooperating robots  
A method of avoiding collisions between a robot and at least one other object such as another robot is provided in which the user does not need to make any provisions in a robot program for...
6667592 Mapped robot system  
A method of utilizing a robot system is provided comprising the steps of commanding the robot system to perform a function in an area, the area having an area layout including at least one area...
6621421 Vehicle backward movement assisting apparatus for in-line parking  
In a vehicle backward movement assisting apparatus for in-line parking, at a stop position of a vehicle, a seesaw switch is manipulated until an in-line guide line is superimposed on a target point...
6615108 Area coverage with an autonomous robot  
There is therefore provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least...
6591216 Device and method for determining a spatial position of an object  
In an arrangement and method for determining a spatial position of an object on a thermal basis, an imaging thermal sensor detects a thermal image of the environment and outputs corresponding...
6513763 Mode-conversion method for model railroad decoders  
A method and apparatus to allow compatible speed operations and physical coupling of decoder equipped locomotives to locomotives without decoders when operating on conventional track power. The...
6493612 Sensors arrangement  
An autonomous vehicle, such as a robotic cleaning device, includes wheels which support the vehicle and allow the vehicle to traverse a surface. Downward looking wheel sensors sense the presence of...
6469466 Automatic guided vehicle  
Four wheels are provided to four corners of a frame of an automatic guided vehicle. One of the wheels is mounted to the frame and remaining three wheels are mounted on a swing frame that is movably...
6463360 Mobile robot, automated production system, and mobile robot system  
A mobile robot placed on an automatic production line is provided. The mobile robot collects information on operating conditions of other mobile robots placed around it and flow of workpieces on...
6463356 Legged mobile robot and method of controlling operation of the same  
A legged mobile robot possesses degrees of freedom which are provided at roll, pitch, and yaw axes at a trunk. By using these degrees of freedom which are provided at the trunk, the robot can...
6418858 Method for drive coordination of rail-guided vehicles with individual-wheel drive  
A method for the drive coordination of a rail-guided vehicle with individual-wheel drive traveling on straight track, including the steps of determining a differential speed (Δn) of opposite track...
6417641 Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area  
A system for operating an autonomous robot for performing tasks, such as lawn mowing, includes an indicator and a robot configured for detecting the indicator and generating a map of the working...
6404159 Automatic cart for transporting golf clubs or other objects and accessories  
An automatic cart for transporting golf clubs or other objects and accessories. The cart has at least one electric drive motor connected to at least one wheel of the cart, at least one electronic...
6349249 Automated guided apparatus suitable for toping applications  
An automated guided apparatus capable of accurately determining its position within a walled environment such as a mine or building. A mobile unit incorporating an inertial measurement unit and a...
6344805 Parking conduct device and parking conduct method  
A vehicle position calculation unit ( 1 ) calculates a position of a vehicle on a plan view, and an estimate locus calculation unit ( 2 ) calculates an estimate movement locus of a vehicle body...
6338015 Steering control system for vehicle  
A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including a steering means such as a steering wheel with an electric motor which assists steering of the driven wheels of the vehicle, first steering...
6324462 Speed controller for a self-traveling vehicle  
A speed controller for a self-traveling vehicle, capable of traveling at high speed along curves, downhill roads, and uphill roads without colliding with an object detected by an object detecting...
6320346 DCC decoder for model railroad  
An apparatus for controlling a model railroad locomotive includes a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder and a power switch. The power switch selectively connects the railroad locomotive's motor...
6300737 Electronic bordering system  
An electronic bordering system for a working tool in which a border cable is placed above, under or on ground or floor, so that it separates an inner area within the border cable from an outer...
6266585 Gyrocompassing by intermittent GPS interferometry  
6255793 Navigation method and system for autonomous machines with markers defining the working area  
A method for automatically operating a robot, attached to a lawnmower or other unmanned machine, within an enclosed area is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing the following...
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