SLIP DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE ROBOT

Title:

SLIP DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE ROBOT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/052827

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a slip detection apparatus and method for a mobile robot, and more particularly, to a slip detection apparatus and method for a mobile robot, which not only use a plurality of rotation detection sensors to detect a lateral slip angle and lateral slip direction, but also analyze the amount of change in an image and detect the blocked degree of an image input unit to determine the quality of an input image, and detect the occurrence of a frontal slip to precisely detect the type of slip, direction of the slip, and the rotation angle, and, on the basis of the latter, to enable the mobile robot to move away from and avoid slip regions, and to reassume the precise position thereof.

Inventors:

SHIN KYUNG CHUL (KR)
PARK SEONG JU (KR)
LEE HEE KONG (KR)
LEE JAE YOUNG (KR)
KIM HYUNG O (KR)
DANIEL JAMES STONIER (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2009/006367

Publication Date:

May 05, 2011

Filing Date:

October 30, 2009

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Assignee:

YUJIN ROBOT CO LTD (KR)
SHIN KYUNG CHUL (KR)
PARK SEONG JU (KR)
LEE HEE KONG (KR)
LEE JAE YOUNG (KR)
KIM HYUNG O (KR)
DANIEL JAMES STONIER (KR)

International Classes:

B25J19/02; B25J5/00; B25J13/08

Foreign References:

JP2005022040A	2005-01-27
JP2006068884A	2006-03-16
US20080188984A1	2008-08-07

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