Title:
ROBOT CLEANER AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/008703
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
Disclosed are a robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same. A plurality of images are detected through an image detecting unit such as an upper camera, and two or more feature points are extracted from the plurality of images. Then, a feature point set consisting of the feature points is created, and the feature points included in the feature point set are matched with each other. This may allow the robot cleaner to precisely recognize a position thereof. Furthermore, this may allow the robot cleaner to perform a cleaning operation or a running operation by interworking a precisely recognized position with a map.
Inventors:
KIM YIEBIN (KR)
BAEK SEUNGMIN (KR)
CHOI YOOJIN (KR)
LUTSIV VADIM (RU)
REDKOV VICTOR (RU)
POTAPOV ALEXEY (RU)
LEE SEONGSOO (KR)
BAEK SEUNGMIN (KR)
CHOI YOOJIN (KR)
LUTSIV VADIM (RU)
REDKOV VICTOR (RU)
POTAPOV ALEXEY (RU)
LEE SEONGSOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2011/004914
Publication Date:
January 19, 2012
Filing Date:
July 05, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
KIM YIEBIN (KR)
BAEK SEUNGMIN (KR)
CHOI YOOJIN (KR)
LUTSIV VADIM (RU)
REDKOV VICTOR (RU)
POTAPOV ALEXEY (RU)
LEE SEONGSOO (KR)
KIM YIEBIN (KR)
BAEK SEUNGMIN (KR)
CHOI YOOJIN (KR)
LUTSIV VADIM (RU)
REDKOV VICTOR (RU)
POTAPOV ALEXEY (RU)
LEE SEONGSOO (KR)
International Classes:
A47L9/28; A47L11/20; B25J13/08; G05D1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003064116A2 | 2003-08-07 |
Foreign References:
| KR20100031277A | 2010-03-22 | |||
| KR20070066192A | 2007-06-27 | |||
| KR20020081035A | 2002-10-26 |
Other References:
See references of EP 2592989A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Jang-Won (Shinyoung Wacoal Bldg.49-4 Nonhyun-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-814, KR)
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