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Method and system for controlling a mobile robot
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In this paper, a range finder for collecting range data of one or more objects in an environment around a mobile robot is described, and a discriminator identifies uniquely identifiable ones of the objects as navigation landmarks.Abstract:
A method and a system for operating a mobile robot comprise a range finder for collecting range data of one or more objects in an environment around the robot. A discriminator identifies uniquely identifiable ones of the objects as navigation landmarks. A data storage device stores a reference map of the navigation landmarks based on the collected range data. A data processor establishes a list or sequence of way points for the robot to visit. Each way point is defined with reference to one or more landmarks. A reader reads an optical message at or near one or more way points. A task manager manages a task based on the read optical message.read more
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