Proximity Sensing On Mobile Robots

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170031366A1
SERIAL NO

15244603

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A proximity sensor includes first and second sensors disposed on a sensor body adjacent to one another. The first sensor is one of an emitter and a receiver. The second sensor is the other one of an emitter and a receiver. A third sensor is disposed adjacent the second sensor opposite the first sensor. The third sensor is an emitter if the first sensor is an emitter or a receiver if the first sensor is a receiver. Each sensor is positioned at an angle with respect to the other two sensors. Each sensor has a respective field of view. A first field of view intersects a second field of view defining a first volume that detects a floor surface within a first threshold distance. The second field of view intersects a third field of view defining a second volume that detects a floor surface within a second threshold distance.

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IROBOT CORPORATION8 CROSBY DRIVE BEDFORD MA 01730

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duffley, Samuel Cambridge, US 40 1197
Goel, Dhiraj Pasadena, US 21 1122
Hook, Frederic D Fontana, US 7 70
Munich, Mario E La Canada Flintridge, US 35 1274
Romanov, Nikolai Oak Park, US 83 2708
Shamlian, Steven V Watertown, US 17 2051

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