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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF MOBILE ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001084260
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Methods of remote control of a mobile robot and an intuitive user interface for remotely controlling a mobile robot are provided. Using a point-and-click device (405), the user is able to choose a target location (430) within a heads-up display (400) toward which to move a mobile robot. Additional graphical overlays (410 &and 412) are provided to aid the user in navigating even in systems with asynchronous communication.

Inventors:
ALLARD JAMES R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/013878
Publication Date:
April 04, 2002
Filing Date:
May 01, 2001
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Assignee:
IROBOT CORP (US)
ALLARD JAMES R (US)
International Classes:
B25J5/00; B25J9/16; B25J13/06; G05D1/00; G05D1/02; (IPC1-7): G05D1/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO1999005580A21999-02-04
Foreign References:
GB2128842A1984-05-02
DE3404202A11987-05-14
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 11 30 September 1999 (1999-09-30)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 07 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29)
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"TACTICAL ROBOTIC VEHICLE AIDS IN BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE", NTIS TECH NOTES, US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. SPRINGFIELD, VA, US, 1 December 1990 (1990-12-01), pages 1061, XP000179959, ISSN: 0889-8464
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