Mobile device and method for controlling the same
OwnerWataru Kokuboinventor
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a mobile section having left and right independently and concurrently driven wheels. The mobile device can rotate about the axis thereof by spinning the wheels in directions opposite to each other. The mobile device further includes a sensor to detect an obstacle in front. The mobile device activates the sensor while rotating 360 degrees by spinning the left and right wheels in opposite directions and determines the presence of an obstacle in the vicinity. The mobile device then determines an area determined as an area containing no obstacle to be an area where the mobile device is able to freely move around.
Claims12
A mobile device comprising:
- mobile means for carrying out a moving operation;
- obstacle detecting means for detecting an obstacle in the vicinity of the mobile device;
- and
- control means for controlling the moving operation of the mobile means by determining an area determined as an area containing no obstacle to be a free area where the mobile device is able to freely move around.
A method for controlling a mobile device including mobile means, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an obstacle in the vicinity of the mobile device;
- and
- controlling a moving operation of the mobile means by determining an area determined as an area containing no obstacle to be a free area where the mobile device is able to freely move around.
A mobile device comprising:
- a mobile section configured to carry out a moving operation;
- an obstacle detecting section configured to detect an obstacle in the vicinity of the mobile device;
- and
- a control section configured to control the moving operation of the mobile section by determining an area determined as an area containing no obstacle to be a free area where the mobile device is able to freely move around.
A method of controlling a mobile device including a mobile section, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an obstacle in the vicinity of the mobile device;
- and
- controlling a moving operation of the mobile section by determining an area determined as an area containing no obstacle to be a free area where the mobile device is able to freely move around.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.